# Chhajaut Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Chhajaut

Chhajaut is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 45 households**, the 123rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 262people (2011)
- 45households
- 62.1%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Chhajaut PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006963

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

## How far is Chhajaut from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)70 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)70 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 Chhajaut?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chhajaut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Chhajaut known for?

The main crops are **mustard, barley and maize**. About 33% of the 91 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 Chhajaut

Of every 100 households in Chhajaut in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhajaut · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****89%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Chhajaut?

■ Chhajaut · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**1012

Working population ****75.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 46.2% for women. 74% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 69 (35%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 126 (64%)

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

- Kalias276 people
- Dehra270 people
- Dand269 people
- Shannua264 people
- Junth260 people
- Kalhel259 people
- Kainthly253 people
- Parandri251 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhajaut?176316
- How far is Chhajaut from Chamba?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chhajaut?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhajaut in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhajaut?62.1% (Census 2011)