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

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Chhahar

Chhahar is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **219 people in 45 households**, the 60th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 219people (2011)
- 45households
- 82.1%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Chhahar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021656

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

## How far is Chhahar from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)21 km by road
- Kasauli (nearest town)9 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 Chhahar?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanda
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garekhgal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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, covered wells 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 Chhahar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 32% of the 26 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 Chhahar

Of every 100 households in Chhahar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhahar · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**42%

Use banking services ****89%**

**82%

Television ****89%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chhahar?

■ Chhahar · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****353**

**907

Working population ****26.5%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 76.0% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (62%)

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

- Sujia Charjan231 people
- Banian230 people
- Chabal223 people
- Shogi221 people
- Kot Khas219 people
- Gosan212 people
- Jandauri210 people
- Mando Matkanda210 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhahar?173209
- How far is Chhahar from Solan?21 km by road
- What is the population of Chhahar?219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhahar in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhahar?82.1% (Census 2011)