# Shinga Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Shinga

Shinga is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **586 people in 90 households**, the 19th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 586people (2011)
- 90households
- 65.2%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Shinga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007218

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

## How far is Shinga from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)49 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)48 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 Shinga?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shinga; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saluni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saluni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachori
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Shinga known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 6% of the 824 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 Shinga

Of every 100 households in Shinga in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shinga · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****98%**

**88%

Television ****49%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Shinga?

■ Shinga · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1310**

**990

Working population ****71.3%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 51.1% for women. 72% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (22%) · **■** Marginal 220 (53%)

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

- Dhar623 people
- Kundal601 people
- Dhutta597 people
- Bhadroh593 people
- Kutehr562 people
- Jilari561 people
- Langoi561 people
- Ligga542 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shinga?176320
- How far is Shinga from Chamba?49 km by road
- What is the population of Shinga?586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shinga in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shinga?65.2% (Census 2011)