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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Puktala

Puktala is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **288 people in 56 households**, the 117th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 288people (2011)
- 56households
- 63.4%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Puktala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006912

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

## How far is Puktala from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)85 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)85 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 Puktala?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Puktala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 Puktala known for?

About 16% of the 151 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 Puktala

Of every 100 households in Puktala in 2011, 78 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Puktala · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**17%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**90%

Television ****41%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Puktala?

■ Puktala · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**1012

Working population ****29.9%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (29%) · **■** Marginal 39 (45%)

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

- Hiar297 people
- Langha296 people
- Dughli291 people
- Kumarka289 people
- Karmari283 people
- Kalias276 people
- Dehra270 people
- Dand269 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puktala?176316
- How far is Puktala from Chamba?85 km by road
- What is the population of Puktala?288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puktala in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puktala?63.4% (Census 2011)