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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Shimbra

Shimbra is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 130 households**, the 39th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 654people (2011)
- 130households
- 55.2%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Shimbra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006971

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

## How far is Shimbra from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)23 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 Shimbra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tikrigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Shimbra known for?

The main crops are **barley, mustard and maize**. About 16% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shimbra

Of every 100 households in Shimbra in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimbra · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****27%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Shimbra?

■ Shimbra · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**1012

Working population ****55.5%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 40.4% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (9%) · **■** Marginal 274 (75%)

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

- Katwar678 people
- Bunderi675 people
- Dhaneli674 people
- Janjog673 people
- Shiunwai652 people
- Thalli652 people
- Devi Kothi643 people
- Siri637 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shimbra?176316
- How far is Shimbra from Chamba?61 km by road
- What is the population of Shimbra?654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimbra in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shimbra?55.2% (Census 2011)