# Chara Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Chara

Chara is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 16 households**, the 220th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 94people (2011)
- 16households
- 69.2%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Chara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chara is 174101.** Chara falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020926

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

## How far is Chara from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)90 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)16 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 Chara?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mittian
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mittian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Chara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 16% of the 38 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 Chara

Of every 100 households in Chara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chara · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**66%

Use banking services ****50%**

**82%

Television ****88%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**11%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chara?

■ Chara · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**885

Working population ****46.8%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 61.5% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (77%) · **■** Other work 8 (18%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

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

- Panjeli103 people
- Jagar102 people
- Ukhu98 people
- Dohar95 people
- Larkot93 people
- Thana93 people
- Kawaran92 people
- Serri92 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chara?174101
- How far is Chara from Solan?90 km by road
- What is the population of Chara?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chara in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chara?69.2% (Census 2011)