# Chiama Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Chiama

Chiama is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173234**. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 15 households**, the 142nd largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 94people (2011)
- 15households
- 91.6%literacy
- 173234PIN code

## Chiama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiama is 173234.** Chiama falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173234
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022330

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

## How far is Chiama from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)25 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 Chiama?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chiama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Damehr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Chiama known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 18% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chiama

Of every 100 households in Chiama in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 31 a car.

■ Chiama · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****46%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****85%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****15%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**12%

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

**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 Chiama?

■ Chiama · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****741**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**917

Working population ****35.1%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 80.6% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (12%) · **■** Other work 20 (61%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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

- Hamani97 people
- Bashol96 people
- Gurash96 people
- Kiartu96 people
- Ghainti94 people
- Khinna94 people
- Kahali Kamyaru91 people
- Kot89 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiama?173234
- How far is Chiama from Solan?28 km by road
- What is the population of Chiama?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiama in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiama?91.6% (Census 2011)