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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Sarua

Sarua is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173316**. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 86 households**, the 82nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 442people (2011)
- 86households
- 69.5%literacy
- 173316PIN code

## Sarua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarua is 173316.** Sarua falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006979

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

## How far is Sarua from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)60 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 Sarua?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sarua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lasui
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikriogarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 Sarua known for?

The main crops are **vegetables, maize and wheat**. About 39% of the 122 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 Sarua

Of every 100 households in Sarua in 2011, 91 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarua · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****57%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarua?

■ Sarua · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**1012

Working population ****77.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 54.2% for women. 75% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 38 (11%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 284 (83%)

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

- Leson459 people
- Matiund458 people
- Andwas452 people
- Chachul444 people
- Chalonj438 people
- Airias435 people
- Kella430 people
- Saprot429 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarua?173316
- How far is Sarua from Chamba?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sarua?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarua in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarua?69.5% (Census 2011)