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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Shaol

Shaol is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 124 households**, the 30th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 703people (2011)
- 124households
- 57.5%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Shaol PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006803

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

## How far is Shaol from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)96 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)96 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 Shaol?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shaol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bairagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Shaol known for?

The main crops are **wheat, barley and maize**. About 43% of the 151 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 Shaol

Of every 100 households in Shaol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shaol · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****49%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Shaol?

■ Shaol · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**1012

Working population ****61.0%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 44.8% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 411 (96%)

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

- Garh742 people
- Bhatrudi734 people
- Bharandui710 people
- Charauri707 people
- Ail693 people
- Thanai Kothi693 people
- Gwari690 people
- Kunda682 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shaol?176316
- How far is Shaol from Chamba?96 km by road
- What is the population of Shaol?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaol in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shaol?57.5% (Census 2011)