# Nihal Village, Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/nihal/ Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur # Nihal Nihal is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174001**. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 163 households**, the 26th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 671people (2011) - 163households - 92.5%literacy - 174001PIN code ## Nihal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nihal is 174001.** Nihal falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174001 - Community development blockBilaspur Sadar - Census village code019759 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nihal from nearby towns? - Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)1 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)1 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 Nihal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Nihal; 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chandpur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bilaspur Sadar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bilaspur Sadar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bilaspur Sadar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Nihal known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 17% of the 103 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 Nihal Of every 100 households in Nihal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Nihal · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****86%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **23% Tap water ****94%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **72% Use banking services ****82%** **84% Television ****87%** **79% Mobile phone ****81%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****86%** **90% 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 Nihal? ■ Nihal · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605** **886 Working population ****45.3%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 87.6% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 196 (64%) · **■** Marginal 58 (19%) 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 Bilaspur Sadar - Kasol747 people - Makri740 people - Bagi694 people - Naihar693 people - Bagharin612 people - Bharathu612 people - Talwar611 people - Bahal Bhalwan590 people [All 168 villages in Bilaspur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nihal?174001 - How far is Nihal from Bilaspur?1 km by road - What is the population of Nihal?671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nihal in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nihal?92.5% (Census 2011)