# Chauntlu Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Chauntlu

Chauntlu is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 94 households**, the 30th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 536people (2011)
- 94households
- 75.8%literacy
- 176207PIN code

## Chauntlu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007623

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

## How far is Chauntlu from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)106 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)21 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 Chauntlu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chauntlu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Chauntlu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 21% of the 213 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 Chauntlu

Of every 100 households in Chauntlu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chauntlu · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**76%

Use banking services ****94%**

**93%

Television ****64%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Chauntlu?

■ Chauntlu · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**920

Working population ****67.5%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 62.2% for women. 66% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 37 (10%) · **■** Marginal 325 (90%)

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

- Basolda619 people
- Thulel559 people
- Kasba Sihunta556 people
- Panjla542 people
- Adhwar484 people
- Bhujjal477 people
- Pursiara456 people
- Keod451 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chauntlu?176207
- How far is Chauntlu from Chamba?106 km by road
- What is the population of Chauntlu?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauntlu in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chauntlu?75.8% (Census 2011)