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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Chihi

Chihi is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 109 households**, the 45th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 629people (2011)
- 109households
- 61.1%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Chihi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code006890

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

## How far is Chihi from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)60 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 Chihi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sukh Dhar Sukh Dhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 Chihi known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetables**. About 32% of the 216 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 Chihi

Of every 100 households in Chihi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chihi · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**68%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**90%

Television ****55%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**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 Chihi?

■ Chihi · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1311**

**1012

Working population ****56.3%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 49.0% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 213 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 120 (34%)

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

- Thalli652 people
- Devi Kothi643 people
- Siri637 people
- Jhaj635 people
- Dudra615 people
- Kuther592 people
- Drabbar588 people
- Ladhan584 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chihi?176321
- How far is Chihi from Chamba?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chihi?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chihi in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chihi?61.1% (Census 2011)