# Chhaon Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Chhaon

Chhaon is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **17702**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 77 households**, the 104th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 289people (2011)
- 77households
- 87.8%literacy
- 17702PIN code

## Chhaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chhaon is 17702.** Chhaon falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code17702
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017796

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

## How far is Chhaon from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)23 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 Chhaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 · Tuni Devi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Chhaon known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 53% of the 68 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 Chhaon

Of every 100 households in Chhaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhaon · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

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

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**70%

Use banking services ****88%**

**94%

Television ****79%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chhaon?

■ Chhaon · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1294**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**907

Working population ****49.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.2% for men and 80.0% for women. 39% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 18 (13%) · **■** Marginal 124 (87%)

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

- Dasmal296 people
- Jhakhyol296 people
- Dasmal295 people
- Lathwan295 people
- Kariali288 people
- Jaroh285 people
- Barthwan282 people
- Bhaunkhar281 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chhaon?17702
- How far is Chhaon from Hamirpur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Chhaon?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhaon in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhaon?87.8% (Census 2011)