# Chhakrawag Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Chhakrawag

Chhakrawag is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173229**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 34 households**, the 120th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 167people (2011)
- 34households
- 81.9%literacy
- 173229PIN code

## Chhakrawag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhakrawag is 173229.** Chhakrawag falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173229
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022707

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

## How far is Chhakrawag from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)62 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)14 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 Chhakrawag?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chhakrawag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dilman
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kujji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saranh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 hand pumps
- 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 Chhakrawag known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 18% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chhakrawag

Of every 100 households in Chhakrawag in 2011, 97 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chhakrawag · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**22%

Tap water ****62%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****68%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Chhakrawag?

■ Chhakrawag · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**918

Working population ****64.7%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 74.6% for women. 68% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Chayola Bakanag168 people
- Dingari Dhini168 people
- Kothi Deb168 people
- Banar167 people
- Kanun Kurfar167 people
- Saro Manla167 people
- Jamlog166 people
- Chhanduli164 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhakrawag?173229
- How far is Chhakrawag from Nahan?62 km by road
- What is the population of Chhakrawag?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhakrawag in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhakrawag?81.9% (Census 2011)