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

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Khalu

Khalu is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **327 people in 62 households**, the 62nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 327people (2011)
- 62households
- 65.7%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Khalu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007204

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

## How far is Khalu from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)67 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)60 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 Khalu?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dippur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dippur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- 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 Khalu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 60% of the 40 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 Khalu

Of every 100 households in Khalu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Khalu · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****82%**

**88%

Television ****40%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****48%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khalu?

■ Khalu · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****567**

**990

Working population ****67.0%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 51.5% for women. 65% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (9%) · **■** Marginal 71 (32%)

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

- Thisla337 people
- Billa335 people
- Mundah331 people
- Siula328 people
- Bhinga326 people
- Jatauta323 people
- Manyoga322 people
- Kuntedi321 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khalu?176320
- How far is Khalu from Chamba?67 km by road
- What is the population of Khalu?327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalu in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khalu?65.7% (Census 2011)