# Kareu Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Kareu

Kareu is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 46 households**, the 51st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 236people (2011)
- 46households
- 58.7%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Kareu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007302

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

## How far is Kareu from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)75 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)46 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 Kareu?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Baggi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baggi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○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
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Kareu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 24% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kareu

Of every 100 households in Kareu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kareu · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****69%**

**92%

Television ****20%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Kareu?

■ Kareu · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**965

Working population ****55.1%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 43.8% for women. 50% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (12%) · **■** Marginal 110 (85%)

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

- Salori244 people
- Nangali243 people
- Bhing239 people
- Saren239 people
- Tunhi234 people
- Nagor222 people
- Dhar220 people
- Bihali215 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kareu?176308
- How far is Kareu from Chamba?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kareu?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kareu in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kareu?58.7% (Census 2011)