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

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Sunj

Sunj is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **166 people in 31 households**, the 112th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 166people (2011)
- 31households
- 66.2%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Sunj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sunj is 176321.** Sunj falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007192

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

## How far is Sunj from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)75 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)68 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 Sunj?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sunj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadela
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 and untreated 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 Sunj known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 14% of the 133 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 Sunj

Of every 100 households in Sunj in 2011, 77 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sunj · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****84%**

**88%

Television ****39%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Sunj?

■ Sunj · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**990

Working population ****48.8%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 50.0% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 67 (83%) · **■** Other work 14 (17%)

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

- Kotla184 people
- Lamhaota181 people
- Parjana169 people
- R.F. Charbhent166 people
- Bagail165 people
- Shagla153 people
- Halela147 people
- Jalaut145 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sunj?176321
- How far is Sunj from Chamba?75 km by road
- What is the population of Sunj?166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sunj in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sunj?66.2% (Census 2011)