# Shiunwai Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Shiunwai

Shiunwai is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 110 households**, the 40th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 652people (2011)
- 110households
- 70.4%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Shiunwai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shiunwai is 176321.** Shiunwai falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code006896

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

## How far is Shiunwai from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)72 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)72 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 Shiunwai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shiunwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sukhdhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saluni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachori
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Shiunwai known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and wheat**. About 62% 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 Shiunwai

Of every 100 households in Shiunwai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiunwai · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****69%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shiunwai?

■ Shiunwai · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1012

Working population ****68.7%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 57.0% for women. 69% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 185 (41%)

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

- Bunderi675 people
- Dhaneli674 people
- Janjog673 people
- Shimbra654 people
- Thalli652 people
- Devi Kothi643 people
- Siri637 people
- Jhaj635 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiunwai?176321
- How far is Shiunwai from Chamba?72 km by road
- What is the population of Shiunwai?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiunwai in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shiunwai?70.4% (Census 2011)