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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Biala

Biala is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 78 households**, the 62nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 513people (2011)
- 78households
- 66.1%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Biala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biala is 176316.** Biala falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006977

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

## How far is Biala from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)60 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 Biala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Biala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Biala known for?

The main crops are **maize, mustard and rice**. About 32% of the 128 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 Biala

Of every 100 households in Biala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biala · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****90%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Biala?

■ Biala · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**1012

Working population ****47.4%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 52.1% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 84 (35%) · **■** Other work 58 (24%) · **■** Marginal 101 (42%)

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 Chaurah

- Makkan520 people
- Banaota519 people
- Dhand517 people
- Shagwari514 people
- Majoga507 people
- Chanan501 people
- Buin492 people
- Dehra491 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biala?176316
- How far is Biala from Chamba?60 km by road
- What is the population of Biala?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biala in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biala?66.1% (Census 2011)