# Chauhra Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Chauhra

Chauhra is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 22 households**, the 93rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 119people (2011)
- 22households
- 77.2%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Chauhra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chauhra is 176306.** Chauhra falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007474

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

## How far is Chauhra from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)21 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 Chauhra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chauhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sherpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Chauhra known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 10% of the 68 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 Chauhra

Of every 100 households in Chauhra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chauhra · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**63%

Use banking services ****95%**

**89%

Television ****81%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Chauhra?

■ Chauhra · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1288**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2600**

**937

Working population ****28.6%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 17 (50%) · **■** Marginal 17 (50%)

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 Dalhousie

- Basa123 people
- Chatryara122 people
- Dhunera120 people
- Kharira120 people
- Kunah119 people
- Buroh115 people
- Nagali112 people
- Tien104 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chauhra?176306
- How far is Chauhra from Chamba?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chauhra?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauhra in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chauhra?77.2% (Census 2011)