Village · Shalai, Sirmaur
# Chamra Morar

Chamra Morar is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 1,094 people in 142 households, the 14th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 1,094 people (2011)
- 142 households
- 72.5% literacy
- 173027 PIN code

## Chamra Morar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chamra Morar is 173027. Chamra Morar falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173027
- Community development block Shillai
- Census village code 023455

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chamra Morar from nearby towns?
- Shalai (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 128 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 86 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chamra Morar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chamra Morar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kandiyari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shilai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shilai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chamra Morar known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and ginger. About 27% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chamra Morar

Of every 100 households in Chamra Morar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chamra Morar · ■ Shalai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 86%
- Toilet within the home 16% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 59%
- Tap water 54% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90%
- Use banking services 61% 80%
- Television 34% 41%
- Mobile phone 36% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 39% 17%
- Own their home 98% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chamra Morar?

■ Chamra Morar · ■ Shalai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.5% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 823 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 860 957
- Working population 52.4% 58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 61.0% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 372 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (4%) · ■ Other work 32 (6%) · ■ Marginal 144 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shalai
- Shiri Kyari 1,454 people
- Bandli 1,425 people
- Koti Utrou 1,279 people
- Bela 1,187 people
- Gawali Pashmi 1,031 people
- Bindla Digwa 896 people
- Sayasu 816 people
- Bambal 797 people

All 28 villages in Shalai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chamra Morar? 173027
- How far is Chamra Morar from Nahan? 128 km by road
- What is the population of Chamra Morar? 1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamra Morar in? Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chamra Morar? 72.5% (Census 2011)

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