# Shantewa Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Shantewa

Shantewa is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 144 households**, the 14th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 871people (2011)
- 144households
- 65.1%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Shantewa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006960

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

## How far is Shantewa from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)61 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)61 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 Shantewa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shantewa; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhanjraru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Shantewa known for?

The main crops are **rice, barley and vegetables**. About 38% of the 127 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 Shantewa

Of every 100 households in Shantewa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shantewa · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**68%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**90%

Television ****72%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shantewa?

■ Shantewa · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1199**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**1012

Working population ****55.1%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (10%) · **■** Marginal 283 (59%)

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

- Dehgran1,003 people
- Bhatsar983 people
- Tatrog891 people
- Kutehr881 people
- Shalela Bari869 people
- Daonri850 people
- Saunda845 people
- Nera798 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shantewa?176316
- How far is Shantewa from Chamba?61 km by road
- What is the population of Shantewa?871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shantewa in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shantewa?65.1% (Census 2011)