# Brangal Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Brangal

Brangal is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 129 households**, the 8th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 599people (2011)
- 129households
- 79.9%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Brangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Brangal is 176308.** Brangal falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007324

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

## How far is Brangal from nearby towns?

- Chamba (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)50 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 Brangal?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Brangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Brangal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and rajmah**. About 15% of the 218 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 Brangal

Of every 100 households in Brangal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Brangal · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**92%

Television ****87%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Brangal?

■ Brangal · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**965

Working population ****59.8%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (28%) · **■** Marginal 254 (71%)

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 Bhalai

- Bhalai691 people
- Drekri677 people
- Tikar631 people
- Dughar608 people
- Chhatrel560 people
- Jhaura538 people
- Chhudra528 people
- Baggi523 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Brangal?176308
- How far is Brangal from Chamba?35 km by road
- What is the population of Brangal?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brangal in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Brangal?79.9% (Census 2011)