# Chakhru Village, Darlaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Darlaghat, Solan 

# Chakhru

Chakhru is a village in Darlaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171102**. The 2011 Census counted **70 people in 14 households**, the 144th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 70people (2011)
- 14households
- 78.5%literacy
- 171102PIN code

## Chakhru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171102
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020348

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

## How far is Chakhru from nearby towns?

- Darlaghat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)88 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)21 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 Chakhru?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kashlog
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chakhru known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 18% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chakhru

Of every 100 households in Chakhru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 31 a car.

■ Chakhru · ■ Darlaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**14%

Tap water ****77%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**59%

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

**20%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****100%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****31%**

**11%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chakhru?

■ Chakhru · ■ Darlaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****250**

**923

Working population ****75.7%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 74% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (23%) · **■** Marginal 20 (38%)

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

- Kharaun Bala75 people
- Badahal74 people
- Tyamla74 people
- Baimon Bhangra73 people
- Kalar-Jairi65 people
- Ser Zerin65 people
- Chamrol Jeri64 people
- Phalodhan63 people

[All 195 villages in Darlaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/darlaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chakhru?171102
- How far is Chakhru from Solan?88 km by road
- What is the population of Chakhru?70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakhru in?Solan district (Darlaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakhru?78.5% (Census 2011)