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

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Chandera

Chandera is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173221**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 58 households**, the 30th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 354people (2011)
- 58households
- 78.6%literacy
- 173221PIN code

## Chandera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chandera is 173221.** Chandera falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173221
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020178

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

## How far is Chandera from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)70 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)26 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 Chandera?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chandera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Chandera known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 17% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Chandera

Of every 100 households in Chandera in 2011, 98 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chandera · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**77%

Use banking services ****74%**

**80%

Television ****81%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chandera?

■ Chandera · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**942

Working population ****70.9%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 71.0% for women. 66% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (22%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Arki

- Ghadiach405 people
- Gahar386 people
- Samlech370 people
- Badog Hanuman364 people
- Sarli351 people
- Banan345 people
- Larech345 people
- Kathla338 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandera?173221
- How far is Chandera from Solan?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chandera?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandera in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandera?78.6% (Census 2011)