# Shikari Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/shikari/ Village · Chaurah, Chamba # Shikari Shikari is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 242 households**, the 1st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 1,321people (2011) - 242households - 62.6%literacy - 176316PIN code ## Shikari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shikari is 176316.** Shikari falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176316 - Community development blockTisa - Census village code006937 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shikari from nearby towns? - Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chamba (district HQ)68 km by road - Chamba (nearest town)68 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 Shikari? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shikari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhanjraru - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tisa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kushnagri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Shikari known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 47% of the 202 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 Shikari Of every 100 households in Shikari in 2011, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shikari · ■ Chaurah rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **90% Toilet within the home ****44%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **68% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****99%** **90% Television ****66%** **42% Mobile phone ****80%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **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 Shikari? ■ Shikari · ■ Chaurah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **1012 Working population ****41.9%** **55.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 49.3% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (40%) · **■** Marginal 125 (23%) 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 - Sanwal1,300 people - Suala1,277 people - Tikarigarh1,235 people - Bharara1,208 people [All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shikari?176316 - How far is Shikari from Chamba?68 km by road - What is the population of Shikari?1,321 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shikari in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shikari?62.6% (Census 2011)