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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Dand

Dand is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 43 households**, the 121st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 269people (2011)
- 43households
- 75.2%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Dand PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007003

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

## How far is Dand from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)53 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)53 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 Dand?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dughli
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dughli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 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 Dand known for?

The main crops are **pulses, rice and maize**. About 20% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dand

Of every 100 households in Dand in 2011, 100 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dand · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**68%

Tap water ****64%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****33%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Dand?

■ Dand · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**1012

Working population ****38.3%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 65.5% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (61%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%) · **■** Marginal 30 (29%)

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

- Puktala288 people
- Karmari283 people
- Kalias276 people
- Dehra270 people
- Shannua264 people
- Chhajaut262 people
- Junth260 people
- Kalhel259 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dand?176316
- How far is Dand from Chamba?53 km by road
- What is the population of Dand?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dand in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dand?75.2% (Census 2011)