# Chak Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/chak-020990/ Village · Nalagarh, Solan # Chak Chak is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **978 people in 214 households**, the 27th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 978people (2011) - 214households - 85.2%literacy - 174101PIN code ## Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chak is 174101.** Chak falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174101 - Community development blockNalagarh - Census village code020990 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak from nearby towns? - Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Solan (district HQ)76 km by road - Nalagarh (nearest town)8 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 Chak? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalagarh - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nalagarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 46% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Chak Of every 100 households in Chak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Chak · ■ Nalagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****90%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **51% Tap water ****96%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **66% Use banking services ****92%** **82% Television ****86%** **74% Mobile phone ****96%** **76% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **11% None of these assets ****0%** **7% Own their home ****63%** **84% 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 Chak? ■ Chak · ■ Nalagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697** **885 Working population ****35.7%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 78 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (74%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%) 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 Nalagarh - Panjehra1,035 people - Ambwala1,030 people - Mastanpur1,001 people - Gaguwal979 people - Dhang Uperli941 people - Bir Palasi883 people - Jogon883 people - Khilian883 people [All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chak?174101 - How far is Chak from Solan?76 km by road - What is the population of Chak?978 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chak?85.2% (Census 2011)