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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Khangu

Khangu is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 42 households**, the 138th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 217people (2011)
- 42households
- 48.6%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Khangu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code006851

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

## How far is Khangu from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)110 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)110 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 Khangu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khangu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ail
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Himgiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tissa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Khangu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 24% of the 88 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 Khangu

Of every 100 households in Khangu in 2011, 74 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khangu · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**68%

Tap water ****95%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**90%

Television ****21%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**28%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Khangu?

■ Khangu · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**1012

Working population ****41.9%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 41.5% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (34%) · **■** Other work 16 (18%) · **■** Marginal 44 (48%)

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

- Khandiaru229 people
- Dhandor225 people
- Baraila224 people
- Sundari218 people
- Kumauta217 people
- Garh216 people
- Galua212 people
- Utpur212 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khangu?176316
- How far is Khangu from Chamba?110 km by road
- What is the population of Khangu?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khangu in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khangu?48.6% (Census 2011)