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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Swiga

Swiga is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **104 people in 19 households**, the 162nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 104people (2011)
- 19households
- 54.8%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Swiga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007008

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

## How far is Swiga from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)51 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)51 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 Swiga?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Dughli
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dughli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Swiga known for?

The main crops are **pulses, rice and maize**. About 12% of the 121 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 Swiga

Of every 100 households in Swiga in 2011, 90 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Swiga · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****5%**

**90%

Television ****5%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Swiga?

■ Swiga · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1012

Working population ****63.5%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 28.9% for women. 57% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 16 (24%) · **■** Marginal 50 (76%)

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

- Ramund136 people
- Sarana134 people
- Alwas133 people
- Guddan105 people
- Sapranjla85 people
- Haloga83 people
- Dakala82 people
- Kella82 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Swiga?176316
- How far is Swiga from Chamba?51 km by road
- What is the population of Swiga?104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Swiga in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Swiga?54.8% (Census 2011)