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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Shind

Shind is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176319**. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 85 households**, the 69th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 479people (2011)
- 85households
- 70.9%literacy
- 176319PIN code

## Shind PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shind is 176319.** Shind falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176319
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006999

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

## How far is Shind from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)50 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 Shind?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalhel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 Shind known for?

The main crops are **pulses, maize and rice**. About 24% of the 193 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 Shind

Of every 100 households in Shind in 2011, 87 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shind · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

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

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**90%

Television ****22%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Shind?

■ Shind · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**1012

Working population ****65.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 61.8% for women. 65% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 293 (93%)

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

- Buin492 people
- Dehra491 people
- Teppa491 people
- Jasaur Garh486 people
- Jungra476 people
- Kasbati Tisa470 people
- Sauti470 people
- Sudla464 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shind?176319
- How far is Shind from Chamba?50 km by road
- What is the population of Shind?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shind in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shind?70.9% (Census 2011)