# Bhinga Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Bhinga

Bhinga is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 56 households**, the 63rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 326people (2011)
- 56households
- 69.3%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Bhinga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007202

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

## How far is Bhinga from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)66 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 Bhinga?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bhinga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bhinga known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 49% of the 66 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 Bhinga

Of every 100 households in Bhinga in 2011, 100 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bhinga · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**89%

Use banking services ****98%**

**88%

Television ****75%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhinga?

■ Bhinga · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**990

Working population ****84.4%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 54.7% for women. 83% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (20%) · **■** Marginal 49 (18%)

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

- Billa335 people
- Mundah331 people
- Siula328 people
- Khalu327 people
- Jatauta323 people
- Manyoga322 people
- Kuntedi321 people
- Dhanabal320 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhinga?176320
- How far is Bhinga from Chamba?66 km by road
- What is the population of Bhinga?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhinga in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhinga?69.3% (Census 2011)