# Shagwari Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Shagwari

Shagwari is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 80 households**, the 61st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 514people (2011)
- 80households
- 43.8%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Shagwari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code006846

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

## How far is Shagwari from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)116 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)116 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 Shagwari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shagwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhaja Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tissa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shagwari known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 14% of the 170 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 Shagwari

Of every 100 households in Shagwari in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shagwari · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**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 ****4%**

**90%

Television ****1%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****81%**

**28%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Shagwari?

■ Shagwari · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**1012

Working population ****35.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 30.5% for women. 42% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 69 (38%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 99 (54%)

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

- Manju522 people
- Makkan520 people
- Banaota519 people
- Dhand517 people
- Biala513 people
- Majoga507 people
- Chanan501 people
- Buin492 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shagwari?176316
- How far is Shagwari from Chamba?116 km by road
- What is the population of Shagwari?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shagwari in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shagwari?43.8% (Census 2011)