# Chakhar Village, Darlaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/chakhar/ Village · Darlaghat, Solan # Chakhar Chakhar is a village in Darlaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171102**. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 29 households**, the 76th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%. - 164people (2011) - 29households - 90.6%literacy - 171102PIN code ## Chakhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chakhar is 171102.** Chakhar falls in Darlaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171102 - Community development blockKunihar - Census village code020312 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakhar from nearby towns? - Darlaghat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Solan (district HQ)110 km by road - Arki (nearest town)40 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 Chakhar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Navgav - ○Degree college10+ km · Arki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Chakhar known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 45% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chakhar Of every 100 households in Chakhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Chakhar · ■ Darlaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****97%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **14% Tap water ****90%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **76% Use banking services ****3%** **83% Television ****69%** **79% Mobile phone ****93%** **81% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **86% 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 Chakhar? ■ Chakhar · ■ Darlaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%** **82.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000** **923 Working population ****63.4%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.7% for men and 81.4% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 58 (56%) · **■** Other work 33 (32%) · **■** Marginal 13 (12%) 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 Darlaghat - Baimon Bhalera169 people - Kawarla169 people - Kothi165 people - Bhalag164 people - Sera164 people - Koon163 people - Gahda161 people - Dawan159 people [All 195 villages in Darlaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakhar?171102 - How far is Chakhar from Solan?110 km by road - What is the population of Chakhar?164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakhar in?Solan district (Darlaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chakhar?90.6% (Census 2011)