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

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Biana

Biana is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176317**. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 137 households**, the 8th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 793people (2011)
- 137households
- 80.1%literacy
- 176317PIN code

## Biana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biana is 176317.** Biana falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176317
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007221

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

## How far is Biana from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)43 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)36 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 Biana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Biana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Surgani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachori
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Biana known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 22% of the 200 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 Biana

Of every 100 households in Biana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Biana · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**89%

Use banking services ****97%**

**88%

Television ****89%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**4%

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

**20%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Biana?

■ Biana · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1204**

**990

Working population ****75.8%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 69.7% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 149 (25%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 76 (13%) · **■** Marginal 361 (60%)

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

- Sarog898 people
- Salwan889 people
- Sanghni879 people
- Dand805 people
- Gulel718 people
- Manjir718 people
- Bachuni675 people
- Ahni647 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biana?176317
- How far is Biana from Chamba?43 km by road
- What is the population of Biana?793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biana in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biana?80.1% (Census 2011)