# Bhangian Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Bhangian

Bhangian is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 38 households**, the 72nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 158people (2011)
- 38households
- 89.5%literacy
- 176207PIN code

## Bhangian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhangian is 176207.** Bhangian falls in Sihunta sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007697

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

## How far is Bhangian from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)126 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)46 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 Bhangian?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhangian; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thulel
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Bhangian known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 10% of the 216 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 Bhangian

Of every 100 households in Bhangian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhangian · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****68%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bhangian?

■ Bhangian · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****562**

**920

Working population ****64.6%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 86.6% for women. 59% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 47 (46%) · **■** Other work 30 (29%) · **■** Marginal 25 (25%)

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 Sihunta

- Anain190 people
- Bhatlari185 people
- Kasba Tundi176 people
- Bhiora Saini159 people
- Pukhru156 people
- Draon117 people
- Chaladni107 people
- Manjhoi95 people

[All 97 villages in Sihunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/sihunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhangian?176207
- How far is Bhangian from Chamba?126 km by road
- What is the population of Bhangian?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhangian in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhangian?89.5% (Census 2011)