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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Saunda

Saunda is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **845 people in 139 households**, the 17th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 845people (2011)
- 139households
- 57.9%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Saunda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006862

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

## How far is Saunda from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)92 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)92 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 Saunda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhaja Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Saunda known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 30% of the 222 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 Saunda

Of every 100 households in Saunda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saunda · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**68%

Tap water ****83%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**90%

Television ****34%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Saunda?

■ Saunda · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**1012

Working population ****29.2%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 47.1% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 206 (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

- Kutehr881 people
- Shantewa871 people
- Shalela Bari869 people
- Daonri850 people
- Nera798 people
- Khajwa797 people
- Tisa796 people
- Ghulei789 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saunda?176316
- How far is Saunda from Chamba?92 km by road
- What is the population of Saunda?845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saunda in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saunda?57.9% (Census 2011)