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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Chalonj

Chalonj is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 69 households**, the 83rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 438people (2011)
- 69households
- 60.3%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Chalonj PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006798

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

## How far is Chalonj from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)26 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 Chalonj?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chalonj; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dehgran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tissa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Chalonj known for?

The main crops are **potato, wheat and maize**. About 11% of the 344 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 Chalonj

Of every 100 households in Chalonj in 2011, 100 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalonj · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****30%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chalonj?

■ Chalonj · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1012

Working population ****53.0%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 47.8% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 150 (65%) · **■** Other work 23 (10%) · **■** Marginal 59 (25%)

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

- Matiund458 people
- Andwas452 people
- Chachul444 people
- Sarua442 people
- Airias435 people
- Kella430 people
- Saprot429 people
- Bhauga428 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalonj?176316
- How far is Chalonj from Chamba?98 km by road
- What is the population of Chalonj?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalonj in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalonj?60.3% (Census 2011)