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

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Gul

Gul is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176312**. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 26 households**, the 61st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 169people (2011)
- 26households
- 53.2%literacy
- 176312PIN code

## Gul PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176312
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007276

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

## How far is Gul from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)82 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)75 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 Gul?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jutrahan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Gul known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and mustard**. About 6% of the 191 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 Gul

Of every 100 households in Gul in 2011, 77 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gul · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**92%

Television ****8%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Gul?

■ Gul · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1139**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**965

Working population ****46.7%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 42.5% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (51%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 33 (42%)

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

- Parchhi201 people
- Basa188 people
- Panjola180 people
- Gri Jindu178 people
- Khilgran165 people
- Kanhar164 people
- Jandrera163 people
- Khal161 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gul?176312
- How far is Gul from Chamba?82 km by road
- What is the population of Gul?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gul in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gul?53.2% (Census 2011)