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

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Khal

Khal is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176325**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 29 households**, the 65th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 161people (2011)
- 29households
- 67.4%literacy
- 176325PIN code

## Khal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176325
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007279

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

## How far is Khal from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)90 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)70 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 Khal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Khal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Telcha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Khal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and mustard**. About 12% of the 167 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 Khal

Of every 100 households in Khal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khal · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**60%

Tap water ****73%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**20%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****7%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Khal?

■ Khal · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****67.1%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 43.9% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (23%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 74 (69%)

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

- Gul169 people
- Khilgran165 people
- Kanhar164 people
- Jandrera163 people
- Jutrahan133 people
- Gahua126 people
- Kaphlian119 people
- Thal117 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khal?176325
- How far is Khal from Chamba?90 km by road
- What is the population of Khal?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khal in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khal?67.4% (Census 2011)