# Awan Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Awan

Awan is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 166 households**, the 5th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 761people (2011)
- 166households
- 74.6%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Awan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Awan is 176302.** Awan falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007542

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

## How far is Awan from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)68 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)10 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 Awan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Awan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Awan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 24% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Awan

Of every 100 households in Awan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Awan · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**60%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**83%

Use banking services ****92%**

**93%

Television ****65%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Awan?

■ Awan · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726**

**902

Working population ****57.4%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 61.2% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (25%) · **■** Marginal 277 (63%)

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 Bhattiyat

- Kakira Jarai1,458 people
- Kutehr803 people
- Malunda763 people
- Jandrog762 people
- Chalahri736 people
- Sela719 people
- Rauni651 people
- Mandhrar642 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Awan?176302
- How far is Awan from Chamba?68 km by road
- What is the population of Awan?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awan in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Awan?74.6% (Census 2011)