# Chalaman Village, Arki, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Chalaman

Chalaman is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171102**. The 2011 Census counted **107 people in 21 households**, the 157th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 107people (2011)
- 21households
- 66.3%literacy
- 171102PIN code

## Chalaman PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalaman is 171102.** Chalaman falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171102
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020003

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

## How far is Chalaman from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)100 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)46 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 Chalaman?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chalaman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Materni
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Materni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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
- 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 Chalaman known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 16% of the 62 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 Chalaman

Of every 100 households in Chalaman in 2011, 95 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Chalaman · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**18%

Tap water ****90%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****62%**

**80%

Television ****52%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****86%**

**95%

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 Chalaman?

■ Chalaman · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**942

Working population ****73.8%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 51.2% for women. 72% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (76%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (16%) · **■** Marginal 5 (6%)

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 Arki

- Samoh Brahmanan112 people
- Parana111 people
- Tal111 people
- Damlana Bala108 people
- Kallar107 people
- Nanog107 people
- Nanto107 people
- Bangora104 people

[All 325 villages in Arki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalaman?171102
- How far is Chalaman from Solan?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chalaman?107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalaman in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalaman?66.3% (Census 2011)