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

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Draon

Draon is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 20 households**, the 74th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 117people (2011)
- 20households
- 65.3%literacy
- 176207PIN code

## Draon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007671

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

## How far is Draon from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)135 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)38 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 Draon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Draon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sartyar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhulara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhatri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Draon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 8% of the 170 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 Draon

Of every 100 households in Draon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Draon · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**40%

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

**23%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****10%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****76%**

**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 Draon?

■ Draon · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**920

Working population ****61.5%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 53.2% for women. 59% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 63 (88%)

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

- Kasba Tundi176 people
- Bhiora Saini159 people
- Bhangian158 people
- Pukhru156 people
- Chaladni107 people
- Manjhoi95 people
- Kasba Samot84 people
- Kumharka59 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Draon?176207
- How far is Draon from Chamba?135 km by road
- What is the population of Draon?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Draon in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Draon?65.3% (Census 2011)