Village · Saluni, Chamba # Purhan Purhan is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176320. The 2011 Census counted 490 people in 90 households, the 29th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 490 people (2011) - 90 households - 64.6% literacy - 176320 PIN code ## Purhan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Purhan is 176320. Purhan falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176320 - Community development block Saluni - Census village code 007139 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purhan from nearby towns? - Saluni (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Chamba (district HQ) 72 km by road - Chamba (nearest town) 72 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purhan? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Purhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhandal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saluni - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chamba - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Purhan known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and barley. About 17% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purhan Of every 100 households in Purhan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purhan · ■ Saluni rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 94% - Toilet within the home 8% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 60% - Tap water 100% 93% - Drinking water within premises 1% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89% - Use banking services 100% 88% - Television 34% 51% - Mobile phone 76% 68% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 22% 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 Purhan? ■ Purhan · ■ Saluni rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 69.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1027 990 - Working population 69.8% 68.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 51.0% for women. 69% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 84 (25%) · ■ Other work 36 (11%) · ■ Marginal 222 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saluni - Danun 515 people - Thaloga 513 people - Bari 503 people - Kandhwara 491 people - Surela Pukhri 483 people - Kundi 474 people - Bhuraul 461 people - Airwan 459 people All 178 villages in Saluni ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purhan? 176320 - How far is Purhan from Chamba? 72 km by road - What is the population of Purhan? 490 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purhan in? Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Purhan? 64.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/purhan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.