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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Mawa

Mawa is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 36 households**, the 132nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 233people (2011)
- 36households
- 48.5%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Mawa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawa is 176321.** Mawa falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007077

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

## How far is Mawa from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)81 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)81 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 Mawa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tikrigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Mawa known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and wheat**. About 8% of the 380 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 Mawa

Of every 100 households in Mawa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawa · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

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

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****56%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Mawa?

■ Mawa · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**1012

Working population ****56.7%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 36.0% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (11%) · **■** Marginal 117 (89%)

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

- Sai251 people
- Chandru249 people
- Gewa248 people
- Luinda245 people
- Chundi232 people
- Khandiaru229 people
- Dhandor225 people
- Baraila224 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawa?176321
- How far is Mawa from Chamba?81 km by road
- What is the population of Mawa?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawa in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mawa?48.5% (Census 2011)