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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Sanwal

Sanwal is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,300 people in 189 households**, the 2nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,300people (2011)
- 189households
- 45.4%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Sanwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006828

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

## How far is Sanwal from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)98 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)98 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 Sanwal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhajakoti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Sanwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 24% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sanwal

Of every 100 households in Sanwal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sanwal · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**90%

Television ****40%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Sanwal?

■ Sanwal · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**1012

Working population ****48.5%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 32.6% for women. 47% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 511 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 97 (15%)

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

- Shikari1,321 people
- Suala1,277 people
- Tikarigarh1,235 people
- Bharara1,208 people
- Chhapa1,031 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sanwal?176316
- How far is Sanwal from Chamba?98 km by road
- What is the population of Sanwal?1,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanwal in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sanwal?45.4% (Census 2011)