# Charak Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Charak

Charak is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 24 households**, the 154th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 136people (2011)
- 24households
- 87.0%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Charak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charak is 173024.** Charak falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022924

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

## How far is Charak from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)37 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)37 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 Charak?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Charak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Banaha Ki Ser
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saranh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saranh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Charak known for?

The main crops are **wheat, barley and maize**. About 7% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Charak

Of every 100 households in Charak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Charak · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**22%

Tap water ****65%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****56%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Charak?

■ Charak · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**918

Working population ****83.1%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 83.6% for women. 83% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (27%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 72 (64%)

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 Pachhad

- Unar Kanyana139 people
- Kila Kilanch138 people
- Talhari-Madho Ka-Nal138 people
- Kot Dhabur137 people
- Gagal Sikor136 people
- Nad Chayali133 people
- Odar Pudla133 people
- Surla Janot133 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charak?173024
- How far is Charak from Nahan?37 km by road
- What is the population of Charak?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charak in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charak?87.0% (Census 2011)