# Bihun Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Bihun

Bihun is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 65 households**, the 102nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 355people (2011)
- 65households
- 58.6%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Bihun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bihun is 176321.** Bihun falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code006881

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

## How far is Bihun from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)98 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)98 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 Bihun?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sukh Dhar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukh Dhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachori
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 wateruntreated 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 Bihun known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetables**. About 26% of the 154 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 Bihun

Of every 100 households in Bihun in 2011, 85 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bihun · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

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

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****37%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bihun?

■ Bihun · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1178**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**1012

Working population ****60.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 51.6% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 98 (46%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (52%)

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

- Mangalwas376 people
- Juri362 people
- Sau362 people
- Kunda361 people
- Khander339 people
- Baghai Garh326 people
- Sai Kothi325 people
- Maihla324 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bihun?176321
- How far is Bihun from Chamba?98 km by road
- What is the population of Bihun?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bihun in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bihun?58.6% (Census 2011)