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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Shalan

Shalan is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 28 households**, the 155th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 161people (2011)
- 28households
- 71.1%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Shalan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006909

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

## How far is Shalan from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)80 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 Shalan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gwari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhanjraru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Shalan known for?

The main crops are **maize, vegetables and wheat**. About 36% of the 45 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 Shalan

Of every 100 households in Shalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalan · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****61%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Shalan?

■ Shalan · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**1012

Working population ****26.7%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 60.0% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (9%) · **■** Other work 9 (21%) · **■** Marginal 30 (70%)

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

- Kuthar180 people
- Mulwas179 people
- Phanaota179 people
- Singori171 people
- Shali158 people
- R.F.Saloh151 people
- Ramund136 people
- Sarana134 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalan?176316
- How far is Shalan from Chamba?80 km by road
- What is the population of Shalan?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalan in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shalan?71.1% (Census 2011)