# Chihru Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Chihru

Chihru is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 64 households**, the 51st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 290people (2011)
- 64households
- 88.0%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Chihru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chihru is 176031.** Chihru falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010531

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

## How far is Chihru from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)61 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)2 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 Chihru?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chihru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Drag
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Saletar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Chihru known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 66% of the 45 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 Chihru

Of every 100 households in Chihru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chihru · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**34%

Tap water ****32%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**64%

Use banking services ****87%**

**91%

Television ****64%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

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 Chihru?

■ Chihru · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1197**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**891

Working population ****27.6%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 83.1% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 61 (76%) · **■** Marginal 19 (24%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Gugana314 people
- Jathman303 people
- Bah294 people
- Jatlahal294 people
- Bhandrehar286 people
- Bohal Khalsa281 people
- Bahl279 people
- Digar277 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chihru?176031
- How far is Chihru from Dharmsala?61 km by road
- What is the population of Chihru?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chihru in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chihru?88.0% (Census 2011)