# Chaknahat Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Chaknahat

Chaknahat is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173207**. The 2011 Census counted **107 people in 19 households**, the 126th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 107people (2011)
- 19households
- 80.2%literacy
- 173207PIN code

## Chaknahat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaknahat is 173207.** Chaknahat falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173207
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022250

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

## How far is Chaknahat from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)46 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)20 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 Chaknahat?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chaknahat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shardaghat
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mamlig
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chaknahat known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 27% of the 54 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 Chaknahat

Of every 100 households in Chaknahat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chaknahat · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****85%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**13%

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

**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 Chaknahat?

■ Chaknahat · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**917

Working population ****61.7%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 66.0% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 42 (64%) · **■** Other work 17 (26%) · **■** Marginal 7 (11%)

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

- Kot112 people
- Kano111 people
- Bagash108 people
- Bakhor107 people
- Damdar107 people
- Mangna105 people
- Padli105 people
- Kanyari104 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaknahat?173207
- How far is Chaknahat from Solan?46 km by road
- What is the population of Chaknahat?107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaknahat in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaknahat?80.2% (Census 2011)