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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Katwar

Katwar is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176319**. The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 123 households**, the 35th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 678people (2011)
- 123households
- 44.5%literacy
- 176319PIN code

## Katwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katwar is 176319.** Katwar falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176319
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007025

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

## How far is Katwar from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)32 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 Katwar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Katwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikrigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Katwar known for?

The main crops are **pulses, maize and wheat**. About 8% of the 504 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 Katwar

Of every 100 households in Katwar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katwar · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****32%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**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 Katwar?

■ Katwar · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**1012

Working population ****49.9%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 33.7% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (38%) · **■** Marginal 204 (60%)

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

- Ail693 people
- Thanai Kothi693 people
- Gwari690 people
- Kunda682 people
- Bunderi675 people
- Dhaneli674 people
- Janjog673 people
- Shimbra654 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katwar?176319
- How far is Katwar from Chamba?70 km by road
- What is the population of Katwar?678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katwar in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Katwar?44.5% (Census 2011)