Village · Saluni, Chamba
# Jalaut

Jalaut is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176321. The 2011 Census counted 145 people in 24 households, the 116th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.
- 145 people (2011)
- 24 households
- 58.6% literacy
- 176321 PIN code

## Jalaut PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jalaut is 176321. Jalaut falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176321
- Community development block Saluni
- Census village code 007213

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jalaut from nearby towns?
- Saluni (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town) 68 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jalaut?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jalaut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dippur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saluni
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chamba
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jalaut known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and barley. About 15% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jalaut

Of every 100 households in Jalaut in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jalaut · ■ Saluni rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 38% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 60%
- Tap water 100% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 100% 88%
- Television 50% 51%
- Mobile phone 75% 68%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 4%
- None of these assets 21% 20%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jalaut?

■ Jalaut · ■ Saluni rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.6% 69.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1125 990
- Working population 73.1% 68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 41.3% for women. 75% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (71%) · ■ Other work 6 (6%) · ■ Marginal 25 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Saluni
- Sunj 166 people
- Bagail 165 people
- Shagla 153 people
- Halela 147 people
- Gangla 129 people
- Shalla 127 people
- Langera 123 people
- Guthan 111 people

All 178 villages in Saluni

## Other places named Jalaut
- Jalaut · Village, Saluni, Chamba · 249 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jalaut? 176321
- How far is Jalaut from Chamba? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Jalaut? 145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalaut in? Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jalaut? 58.6% (Census 2011)

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