# Pursiara Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Pursiara

Pursiara is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **456 people in 81 households**, the 33rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 456people (2011)
- 81households
- 66.8%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Pursiara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pursiara is 176302.** Pursiara falls in Sihunta sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007617

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

## How far is Pursiara from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)118 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)27 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 Pursiara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pursiara; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Pursiara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 19% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Pursiara

Of every 100 households in Pursiara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pursiara · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

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

**45%

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

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**40%

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

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**76%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****26%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pursiara?

■ Pursiara · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**920

Working population ****51.8%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 55.3% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (12%) · **■** Marginal 189 (80%)

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

- Panjla542 people
- Chauntlu536 people
- Adhwar484 people
- Bhujjal477 people
- Keod451 people
- Surpara448 people
- Dhrwai430 people
- Thaukoli404 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pursiara?176302
- How far is Pursiara from Chamba?118 km by road
- What is the population of Pursiara?456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pursiara in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pursiara?66.8% (Census 2011)