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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chamba/sal/

Village · Chamba, Chamba 

# Sal

Sal is a village in Chamba sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176310**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 70 households**, the 203rd largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 292people (2011)
- 70households
- 88.5%literacy
- 176310PIN code

## Sal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sal is 176310.** Sal falls in Chamba sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176310
- Community development blockChamba
- Census village code007760

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

## How far is Sal from nearby towns?

- Chamba (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)28 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)28 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 Sal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaklu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Sal known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 13% of the 198 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 Sal

Of every 100 households in Sal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sal · ■ Chamba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**41%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**82%

Use banking services ****96%**

**86%

Television ****61%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**4%

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

**19%

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 Sal?

■ Sal · ■ Chamba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1179**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550**

**945

Working population ****60.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 81.6% for women. 54% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 39 (22%) · **■** Marginal 138 (78%)

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 Chamba

- Randoh307 people
- Sehi301 people
- Galthan294 people
- Baili293 people
- Salah287 people
- Gond285 people
- Rambho283 people
- Dharonda277 people

[All 307 villages in Chamba](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chamba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sal?176310
- How far is Sal from Chamba?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sal?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sal in?Chamba district (Chamba sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sal?88.5% (Census 2011)