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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Chandru

Chandru is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 34 households**, the 129th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 249people (2011)
- 34households
- 32.0%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Chandru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006918

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

## How far is Chandru from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)115 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)115 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 Chandru?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chandru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bairagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tisa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Chandru known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and rice**. About 5% of the 312 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 Chandru

Of every 100 households in Chandru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandru · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**90%

Television ****12%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Chandru?

■ Chandru · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.0%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1204**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**1012

Working population ****57.4%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.0% for men and 28.6% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 98 (69%)

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

- Kalhel259 people
- Kainthly253 people
- Parandri251 people
- Sai251 people
- Gewa248 people
- Luinda245 people
- Mawa233 people
- Chundi232 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandru?176316
- How far is Chandru from Chamba?115 km by road
- What is the population of Chandru?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandru in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandru?32.0% (Census 2011)