# Chaamon Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Chaamon

Chaamon is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 27 households**, the 113th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 128people (2011)
- 27households
- 90.9%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Chaamon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaamon is 173209.** Chaamon falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021716

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

## How far is Chaamon from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)34 km by road
- Parwanoo (nearest town)15 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 Chaamon?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nakitar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gai Ghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Chaamon known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 29% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Chaamon

Of every 100 households in Chaamon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chaamon · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**22%

Tap water ****37%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**48%

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

**42%

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

**42%

Use banking services ****89%**

**82%

Television ****70%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**60%

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 Chaamon?

■ Chaamon · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**907

Working population ****61.7%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 83.7% for women. 69% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (68%) · **■** Other work 16 (20%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Kasauli

- Shiwa132 people
- Kadon129 people
- Khadoli129 people
- Sari129 people
- Thapal125 people
- Chabhacha Kalan123 people
- Bargyana122 people
- Bhanet121 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaamon?173209
- How far is Chaamon from Solan?34 km by road
- What is the population of Chaamon?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaamon in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaamon?90.9% (Census 2011)