# Chagaon Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Chagaon

Chagaon is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173212**. The 2011 Census counted **122 people in 21 households**, the 111th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 122people (2011)
- 21households
- 81.7%literacy
- 173212PIN code

## Chagaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chagaon is 173212.** Chagaon falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173212
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022501

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

## How far is Chagaon from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)35 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)35 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 Chagaon?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hinar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gauhra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Chagaon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 9% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Chagaon

Of every 100 households in Chagaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Chagaon · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**18%

Tap water ****67%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****81%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Chagaon?

■ Chagaon · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**917

Working population ****67.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 69.2% for women. 63% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 60 (73%) · **■** Other work 18 (22%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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 Kandaghat

- Kangti124 people
- Chayawog123 people
- Jethna123 people
- Balangrur Rehan122 people
- Jadhana122 people
- Kotla120 people
- Shadyal120 people
- Kot118 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chagaon?173212
- How far is Chagaon from Solan?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chagaon?122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chagaon in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chagaon?81.7% (Census 2011)