# Pukhru Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Pukhru

Pukhru is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 29 households**, the 73rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 156people (2011)
- 29households
- 65.2%literacy
- 176207PIN code

## Pukhru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007674

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

## How far is Pukhru from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)45 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 Pukhru?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Pukhru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhulara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Pukhru known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 17% of the 73 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 Pukhru

Of every 100 households in Pukhru in 2011, 93 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukhru · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**40%

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

**23%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****79%**

**93%

Television ****31%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**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 Pukhru?

■ Pukhru · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**920

Working population ****39.7%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 57.4% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (16%) · **■** Other work 31 (50%) · **■** Marginal 21 (34%)

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

- Bhatlari185 people
- Kasba Tundi176 people
- Bhiora Saini159 people
- Bhangian158 people
- Draon117 people
- Chaladni107 people
- Manjhoi95 people
- Kasba Samot84 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pukhru?176207
- How far is Pukhru from Chamba?100 km by road
- What is the population of Pukhru?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhru in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhru?65.2% (Census 2011)