# Gri Jindu Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Gri Jindu

Gri Jindu is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 31 households**, the 60th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 178people (2011)
- 31households
- 63.1%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Gri Jindu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gri Jindu is 176312.** Gri Jindu falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007270

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

## How far is Gri Jindu from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)75 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)65 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 Gri Jindu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gri Jindu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 Gri Jindu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 11% of the 499 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 Gri Jindu

Of every 100 households in Gri Jindu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gri Jindu · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**60%

Tap water ****77%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**20%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****20%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****57%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gri Jindu?

■ Gri Jindu · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**965

Working population ****68.5%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 56.5% for women. 65% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 118 (97%)

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

- Malal205 people
- Parchhi201 people
- Basa188 people
- Panjola180 people
- Gul169 people
- Khilgran165 people
- Kanhar164 people
- Jandrera163 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gri Jindu?176312
- How far is Gri Jindu from Chamba?75 km by road
- What is the population of Gri Jindu?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gri Jindu in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gri Jindu?63.1% (Census 2011)