# Chaskar Village, Ramshahr, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ramshahr, Solan 

# Chaskar

Chaskar is a village in Ramshahr sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173218**. The 2011 Census counted **61 people in 16 households**, the 169th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 61people (2011)
- 16households
- 74.1%literacy
- 173218PIN code

## Chaskar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaskar is 173218.** Chaskar falls in Ramshahr sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173218
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020698

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

## How far is Chaskar from nearby towns?

- Ramshahr (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)58 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)50 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 Chaskar?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Paungni
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Digal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arki
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Digal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Chaskar known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and ginger**. About 31% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Chaskar

Of every 100 households in Chaskar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chaskar · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**81%

Television ****93%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

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

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chaskar?

■ Chaskar · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1179**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**915

Working population ****67.2%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 54% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (27%) · **■** Other work 3 (7%) · **■** Marginal 27 (66%)

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 Ramshahr

- Patta65 people
- Dhaleri64 people
- Lag63 people
- Malhari63 people
- Jabal61 people
- Katal61 people
- Bhini60 people
- Sawasan60 people

[All 241 villages in Ramshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/ramshahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaskar?173218
- How far is Chaskar from Solan?58 km by road
- What is the population of Chaskar?61 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaskar in?Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaskar?74.1% (Census 2011)