# Chamba Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/chamba/ Village · Nalagarh, Solan # Chamba Chamba is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174011**. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 52 households**, the 111th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 290people (2011) - 52households - 75.7%literacy - 174011PIN code ## Chamba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chamba is 174011.** Chamba falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174011 - Community development blockNalagarh - Census village code020732 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chamba from nearby towns? - Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Solan (district HQ)119 km by road - Naina Devi (nearest town)32 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 Chamba? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chamba; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Chamba known for? The main crops are **ginger, pea and tomato**. About 25% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chamba Of every 100 households in Chamba in 2011, 100 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chamba · ■ Nalagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****26%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **51% Tap water ****26%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **66% Use banking services ****98%** **82% Television ****45%** **74% Mobile phone ****89%** **76% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **11% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chamba? ■ Chamba · ■ Nalagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1389** **885 Working population ****52.4%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 60.7% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 57 (38%) · **■** Marginal 90 (59%) 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 - Mhaisi Palasi298 people - Paonla295 people - Baihli291 people - Janaon291 people - Bhatoli283 people - Mahandeo281 people - Randhala281 people - Palasra Dittoo280 people [All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chamba?174011 - How far is Chamba from Solan?119 km by road - What is the population of Chamba?290 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chamba in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chamba?75.7% (Census 2011)