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

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Gharetra

Gharetra is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **413 people in 69 households**, the 40th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 413people (2011)
- 69households
- 68.0%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Gharetra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007147

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

## How far is Gharetra 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 Gharetra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gharetra; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhadal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saluni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gharetra known for?

The main crops are **wheat and barley**. About 38% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gharetra

Of every 100 households in Gharetra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gharetra · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****80%**

**88%

Television ****33%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Gharetra?

■ Gharetra · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**990

Working population ****76.5%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 56.5% for women. 78% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 95 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 206 (65%)

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

- Dalohi429 people
- Ladwah420 people
- Jalai416 people
- Bihali413 people
- Gahal403 people
- Maira396 people
- Garaun395 people
- Tribhol391 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharetra?176320
- How far is Gharetra from Chamba?63 km by road
- What is the population of Gharetra?413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharetra in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharetra?68.0% (Census 2011)