# Chhananu Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Chhananu

Chhananu is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 65 households**, the 35th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 320people (2011)
- 65households
- 66.0%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Chhananu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhananu is 176308.** Chhananu falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007313

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

## How far is Chhananu from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)53 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)40 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 Chhananu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chhananu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Chhananu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 24% of the 123 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 Chhananu

Of every 100 households in Chhananu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chhananu · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****97%**

**92%

Television ****51%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Chhananu?

■ Chhananu · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**965

Working population ****50.3%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 47% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (13%) · **■** Marginal 139 (86%)

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 Bhalai

- Banetu374 people
- Bhajotra359 people
- Chamoh335 people
- Sandwar331 people
- Kiyani320 people
- Janna307 people
- Drabila302 people
- Naled293 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhananu?176308
- How far is Chhananu from Chamba?53 km by road
- What is the population of Chhananu?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhananu in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhananu?66.0% (Census 2011)