# Ahni Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Ahni

Ahni is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 124 households**, the 12th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 647people (2011)
- 124households
- 71.5%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Ahni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ahni is 176320.** Ahni falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007233

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

## How far is Ahni from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)45 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 Ahni?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Ahni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuntedi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Ahni known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 40% of the 136 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 Ahni

Of every 100 households in Ahni in 2011, 97 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ahni · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**60%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**88%

Television ****79%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****88%**

**94%

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 Ahni?

■ Ahni · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163**

**990

Working population ****54.1%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 61.9% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (28%) · **■** Marginal 248 (71%)

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 Saluni

- Biana793 people
- Gulel718 people
- Manjir718 people
- Bachuni675 people
- Jakhral646 people
- Indereshwar637 people
- Dhar623 people
- Kundal601 people

[All 178 villages in Saluni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ahni?176320
- How far is Ahni from Chamba?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ahni?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahni in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ahni?71.5% (Census 2011)