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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Hiar

Hiar is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 53 households**, the 113th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 297people (2011)
- 53households
- 59.3%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Hiar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006876

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

## How far is Hiar from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)86 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)86 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 Hiar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Hiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sai Kothi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhaja Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Hiar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, barley and maize**. About 36% of the 81 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 Hiar

Of every 100 households in Hiar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hiar · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**68%

Tap water ****85%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****53%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Hiar?

■ Hiar · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**1012

Working population ****29.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 51.6% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (33%) · **■** Other work 18 (20%) · **■** Marginal 41 (47%)

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

- Gadiog307 people
- Ludrora307 people
- Deola302 people
- Kalwala299 people
- Langha296 people
- Dughli291 people
- Kumarka289 people
- Puktala288 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hiar?176316
- How far is Hiar from Chamba?86 km by road
- What is the population of Hiar?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiar in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hiar?59.3% (Census 2011)