# Guniala Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Guniala

Guniala is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 95 households**, the 16th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 496people (2011)
- 95households
- 73.6%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Guniala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007460

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

## How far is Guniala from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)98 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)14 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 Guniala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Guniala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Guniala known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 26% of the 140 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 Guniala

Of every 100 households in Guniala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Guniala · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**53%

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

**35%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****92%**

**89%

Television ****78%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Guniala?

■ Guniala · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**937

Working population ****52.6%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (33%) · **■** Marginal 175 (67%)

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

- Bathri Jarai534 people
- Kutpalyana524 people
- Kandei518 people
- Kalatope R.F.507 people
- Balera486 people
- Lahar469 people
- Chaltuhni464 people
- Mandyar462 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Guniala?176306
- How far is Guniala from Chamba?98 km by road
- What is the population of Guniala?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guniala in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Guniala?73.6% (Census 2011)