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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Helan

Helan is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 37 households**, the 145th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 207people (2011)
- 37households
- 54.8%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Helan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007016

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

## How far is Helan from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)42 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 Helan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Helan; 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 school10+ km · Kalhel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Helan known for?

The main crops are **pulses, rice and mustard**. About 14% of the 134 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 Helan

Of every 100 households in Helan in 2011, 76 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Helan · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**68%

Tap water ****76%**

**94%

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

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**90%

Television ****3%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Helan?

■ Helan · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**1012

Working population ****70.0%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 41.9% for women. 70% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 56 (39%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 88 (61%)

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

- Galua212 people
- Utpur212 people
- Chili210 people
- Tikri209 people
- Gegana199 people
- Jandrah198 people
- Mangli194 people
- Kasbati-Bhunjraru192 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Helan?176316
- How far is Helan from Chamba?60 km by road
- What is the population of Helan?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Helan in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Helan?54.8% (Census 2011)