# Chaunta Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Chaunta

Chaunta is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174030**. The 2011 Census counted **194 people in 38 households**, the 149th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 194people (2011)
- 38households
- 70.7%literacy
- 174030PIN code

## Chaunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaunta is 174030.** Chaunta falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174030
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019253

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

## How far is Chaunta from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)12 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 Chaunta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chaunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Chaunta known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 21% of the 82 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 Chaunta

Of every 100 households in Chaunta in 2011, 70 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 27 a car.

■ Chaunta · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**79%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****46%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****27%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Chaunta?

■ Chaunta · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2857**

**909

Working population ****72.2%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 58.8% for women. 79% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (20%) · **■** Marginal 66 (47%)

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 Jhanduta

- Jhareri197 people
- Daroh196 people
- Musahan195 people
- Baroha194 people
- Paploa191 people
- Silh181 people
- Ladhera179 people
- Pakhar177 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaunta?174030
- How far is Chaunta from Bilaspur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Chaunta?194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaunta in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaunta?70.7% (Census 2011)