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

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Drekri

Drekri is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 141 households**, the 5th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 677people (2011)
- 141households
- 68.5%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Drekri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Drekri is 176312.** Drekri falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007340

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

## How far is Drekri from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)41 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)35 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 Drekri?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Drekri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Drekri known for?

About 32% of the 178 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 Drekri

Of every 100 households in Drekri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Drekri · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**60%

Tap water ****96%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****99%**

**92%

Television ****58%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Drekri?

■ Drekri · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**965

Working population ****75.9%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 55.4% for women. 74% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (12%) · **■** Marginal 412 (80%)

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

- Simini758 people
- Manjhal742 people
- Trer735 people
- Bhalai691 people
- Tikar631 people
- Dughar608 people
- Brangal599 people
- Chhatrel560 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Drekri?176312
- How far is Drekri from Chamba?41 km by road
- What is the population of Drekri?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Drekri in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Drekri?68.5% (Census 2011)