# Chiran Village, Dhira, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhira, Kangra 

# Chiran

Chiran is a village in Dhira sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176065**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 32 households**, the 65th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 128people (2011)
- 32households
- 88.6%literacy
- 176065PIN code

## Chiran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiran is 176065.** Chiran falls in Dhira sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176065
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011158

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

## How far is Chiran from nearby towns?

- Dhira (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)40 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)16 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 Chiran?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chiran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chiran known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 26% of the 74 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 Chiran

Of every 100 households in Chiran in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiran · ■ Dhira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**14%

Tap water ****91%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**53%

Use banking services ****100%**

**98%

Television ****91%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Chiran?

■ Chiran · ■ Dhira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1462**

**1107

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**922

Working population ****51.6%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.2% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 17 (26%) · **■** Marginal 49 (74%)

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 Dhira

- Badrer133 people
- Simbal Pat132 people
- Chau Da Lahar130 people
- Bhati129 people
- Jamula128 people
- Ulehr127 people
- Lahru117 people
- Gharana Khas116 people

[All 115 villages in Dhira](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dhira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiran?176065
- How far is Chiran from Dharmsala?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chiran?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiran in?Kangra district (Dhira sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chiran?88.6% (Census 2011)