# Bunhad Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Bunhad

Bunhad is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176325**. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 107 households**, the 14th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 502people (2011)
- 107households
- 69.4%literacy
- 176325PIN code

## Bunhad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bunhad is 176325.** Bunhad falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176325
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007288

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

## How far is Bunhad from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)77 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 Bunhad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Bunhad known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 21% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bunhad

Of every 100 households in Bunhad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bunhad · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**60%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****87%**

**92%

Television ****39%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Bunhad?

■ Bunhad · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**965

Working population ****53.4%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 55.3% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (12%) · **■** Other work 56 (21%) · **■** Marginal 180 (67%)

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

- Jhaura538 people
- Chhudra528 people
- Baggi523 people
- Sapan515 people
- Dror502 people
- Malur501 people
- Tiari496 people
- Nadal490 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bunhad?176325
- How far is Bunhad from Chamba?77 km by road
- What is the population of Bunhad?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bunhad in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bunhad?69.4% (Census 2011)