# Chauntra Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Chauntra

Chauntra is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177502**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 33 households**, the 209th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 117people (2011)
- 33households
- 81.5%literacy
- 177502PIN code

## Chauntra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chauntra is 177502.** Chauntra falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177502
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017882

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

## How far is Chauntra from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)17 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 Chauntra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chauntra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thuthwani
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Chauntra known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 67% of the 19 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 Chauntra

Of every 100 households in Chauntra in 2011, 97 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chauntra · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**70%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****94%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chauntra?

■ Chauntra · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1340**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3500**

**907

Working population ****71.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 76.7% for women. 70% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 83 (99%)

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 Bhoranj

- Behal Bagg125 people
- Jindri123 people
- Buthwi Agnotia122 people
- Jhamber Buhla120 people
- Dart117 people
- Kalyal116 people
- Tan Amroh116 people
- Gwahta115 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chauntra?177502
- How far is Chauntra from Hamirpur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Chauntra?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauntra in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chauntra?81.5% (Census 2011)