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

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Bhandar

Bhandar is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 52 households**, the 85th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 255people (2011)
- 52households
- 69.7%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Bhandar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhandar is 176312.** Bhandar falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007240

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

## How far is Bhandar from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)37 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)30 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 Bhandar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manjir
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachori
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bhandar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 28% of the 77 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 Bhandar

Of every 100 households in Bhandar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhandar · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****86%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhandar?

■ Bhandar · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**990

Working population ****63.9%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 58.9% for women. 60% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 62 (38%) · **■** Other work 21 (13%) · **■** Marginal 80 (49%)

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

- Ladehr275 people
- Shaini268 people
- Darobari261 people
- Pal257 people
- Saili253 people
- Lohani250 people
- Jalaut249 people
- Kenthli247 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhandar?176312
- How far is Bhandar from Chamba?37 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandar?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandar in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandar?69.7% (Census 2011)