# Chamba Shil Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Chamba Shil

Chamba Shil is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 23 households**, the 107th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 131people (2011)
- 23households
- 94.5%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Chamba Shil PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamba Shil is 173001.** Chamba Shil falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023215

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chamba Shil from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)31 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)31 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chamba Shil?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chamba Shil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Daghera
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panjahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chamba Shil known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 23% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chamba Shil

Of every 100 households in Chamba Shil in 2011, 100 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chamba Shil · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**36%

Tap water ****83%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****56%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chamba Shil?

■ Chamba Shil · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**902

Working population ****27.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.2% for men and 90.7% for women. 55% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (39%) · **■** Marginal 22 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nahan

- Rampur Pandhol140 people
- Dhirath138 people
- Gaunt137 people
- Dadhog135 people
- Paploh131 people
- Main Dhar129 people
- Ser Baron127 people
- Chamyar Kurar125 people

[All 137 villages in Nahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamba Shil?173001
- How far is Chamba Shil from Nahan?31 km by road
- What is the population of Chamba Shil?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamba Shil in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chamba Shil?94.5% (Census 2011)