# Chail Forest Area Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/chail-forest-area/ Village · Kandaghat, Solan # Chail Forest Area Chail Forest Area is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 258 households**, the 4th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%. - 940people (2011) - 258households - 91.8%literacy - 173217PIN code ## Chail Forest Area PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chail Forest Area is 173217.** Chail Forest Area falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173217 - Community development blockKandaghat - Census village code022471 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chail Forest Area from nearby towns? - Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Solan (district HQ)44 km by road - Solan (nearest town)44 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 Chail Forest Area? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Chail Forest Area; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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. ## Homes and amenities in Chail Forest Area Of every 100 households in Chail Forest Area in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Chail Forest Area · ■ Kandaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****93%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **18% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%** **63% Use banking services ****96%** **93% Television ****86%** **78% Mobile phone ****85%** **83% Computer with internet ****6%** **4% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **13% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****16%** **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 Chail Forest Area? ■ Chail Forest Area · ■ Kandaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%** **87.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****667** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **917 Working population ****37.6%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 87.8% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 346 (98%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%) 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 - Up Mohal Siri Nagar2,126 people - Wakna1,216 people - Rachhana955 people - Up Mohal Dolag871 people - Bisha707 people - Rohed700 people - Silhari637 people [All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chail Forest Area?173217 - How far is Chail Forest Area from Solan?44 km by road - What is the population of Chail Forest Area?940 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chail Forest Area in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chail Forest Area?91.8% (Census 2011)