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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Chanan

Chanan is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176319**. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 86 households**, the 64th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 501people (2011)
- 86households
- 53.2%literacy
- 176319PIN code

## Chanan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chanan is 176319.** Chanan falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176319
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007033

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

## How far is Chanan from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)54 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)54 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 Chanan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chanan; 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 · Kalhel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 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 Chanan known for?

The main crops are **pulses, maize and mustard**. About 21% of the 165 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 Chanan

Of every 100 households in Chanan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanan · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

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

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**68%

Tap water ****96%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****16%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Chanan?

■ Chanan · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**1012

Working population ****67.9%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 40.9% for women. 70% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 56 (16%) · **■** Marginal 284 (84%)

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

- Dhand517 people
- Shagwari514 people
- Biala513 people
- Majoga507 people
- Buin492 people
- Dehra491 people
- Teppa491 people
- Jasaur Garh486 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chanan?176319
- How far is Chanan from Chamba?54 km by road
- What is the population of Chanan?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanan in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chanan?53.2% (Census 2011)