# Priyungal Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Priyungal

Priyungal is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 33 households**, the 88th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 180people (2011)
- 33households
- 68.0%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Priyungal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007560

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

## How far is Priyungal from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)66 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)8 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 Priyungal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Priyungal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chuari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Priyungal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 6% of the 375 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 Priyungal

Of every 100 households in Priyungal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Priyungal · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**37%

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

**15%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****54%**

**93%

Television ****48%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Priyungal?

■ Priyungal · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**902

Working population ****82.2%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 82% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 142 (96%)

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

- Chakki192 people
- Rang190 people
- Bholag184 people
- Samatar184 people
- Kasba Ghatasani172 people
- Purkhara170 people
- Mithyar160 people
- Parwat160 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Priyungal?176302
- How far is Priyungal from Chamba?66 km by road
- What is the population of Priyungal?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Priyungal in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Priyungal?68.0% (Census 2011)