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

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Dand

Dand is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **805 people in 132 households**, the 7th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 805people (2011)
- 132households
- 55.1%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Dand PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007161

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

## How far is Dand from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)63 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)63 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 Dand?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dand known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 18% of the 330 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 Dand

Of every 100 households in Dand in 2011, 81 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dand · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**60%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****33%**

**88%

Television ****16%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****49%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dand?

■ Dand · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**990

Working population ****64.1%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 33.7% for women. 59% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 351 (68%)

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

- Bhasua1,217 people
- Sarog898 people
- Salwan889 people
- Sanghni879 people
- Biana793 people
- Gulel718 people
- Manjir718 people
- Bachuni675 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dand?176320
- How far is Dand from Chamba?63 km by road
- What is the population of Dand?805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dand in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dand?55.1% (Census 2011)