# Bhandrota Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Bhandrota

Bhandrota is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 50 households**, the 78th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 298people (2011)
- 50households
- 78.8%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Bhandrota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhandrota is 176321.** Bhandrota falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007206

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

## How far is Bhandrota from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)74 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)65 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 Bhandrota?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dippur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Bhandrota known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 37% of the 88 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 Bhandrota

Of every 100 households in Bhandrota in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandrota · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****66%**

**88%

Television ****50%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhandrota?

■ Bhandrota · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1824**

**990

Working population ****78.9%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 67.5% for women. 83% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 44 (19%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 174 (74%)

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

- Salori309 people
- Soori304 people
- Barwari301 people
- Digori301 people
- Mulkiar294 people
- Kilor281 people
- Ladehr275 people
- Shaini268 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhandrota?176321
- How far is Bhandrota from Chamba?74 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandrota?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandrota in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandrota?78.8% (Census 2011)