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

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Kamla

Kamla is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 237 households**, the 8th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 237households
- 76.9%literacy
- 176207PIN code

## Kamla PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007645

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

## How far is Kamla from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)115 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)30 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 Kamla?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kamla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sihunta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Kamla known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 50% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kamla

Of every 100 households in Kamla in 2011, 99 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kamla · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**76%

Use banking services ****93%**

**93%

Television ****70%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Kamla?

■ Kamla · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**920

Working population ****54.4%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 72.7% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (17%) · **■** Marginal 462 (83%)

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

- Garnota1,304 people
- Khanora1,273 people
- Jasur1,199 people
- Motla1,142 people
- Tikri Khas996 people
- Balana959 people
- Binna930 people
- Gola915 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamla?176207
- How far is Kamla from Chamba?115 km by road
- What is the population of Kamla?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamla in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamla?76.9% (Census 2011)
