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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Meas

Meas is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **70 people in 11 households**, the 167th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 70people (2011)
- 11households
- 50.0%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Meas PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006914

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

## How far is Meas from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)102 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)102 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 Meas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Meas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghulei
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dehgran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Meas known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and rice**. About 1% of the 454 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 Meas

Of every 100 households in Meas in 2011, 73 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meas · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

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

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****18%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Meas?

■ Meas · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****795**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****273**

**1012

Working population ****47.1%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 35.7% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (18%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 25 (76%)

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

- Sapranjla85 people
- Haloga83 people
- Dakala82 people
- Kella82 people
- D.P.F.Gutkar50 people
- Paleran49 people
- Kalei42 people
- D.P.F.Chanjla41 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meas?176316
- How far is Meas from Chamba?102 km by road
- What is the population of Meas?70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meas in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meas?50.0% (Census 2011)