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

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Salwan

Salwan is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 162 households**, the 5th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 889people (2011)
- 162households
- 65.0%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Salwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salwan is 176312.** Salwan falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007169

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

## How far is Salwan from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)55 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 Salwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Salwan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 50% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Salwan

Of every 100 households in Salwan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Salwan · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****93%**

**88%

Television ****45%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Salwan?

■ Salwan · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**990

Working population ****80.0%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 54.7% for women. 77% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 530 (75%)

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

- Surgani1,629 people
- Maura1,396 people
- Bhasua1,217 people
- Sarog898 people
- Sanghni879 people
- Dand805 people
- Biana793 people
- Gulel718 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salwan?176312
- How far is Salwan from Chamba?55 km by road
- What is the population of Salwan?889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salwan in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salwan?65.0% (Census 2011)