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

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Seri

Seri is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176317**. The 2011 Census counted **415 people in 91 households**, the 23rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 415people (2011)
- 91households
- 75.6%literacy
- 176317PIN code

## Seri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Seri is 176317.** Seri falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176317
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007342

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

## How far is Seri from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)42 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)36 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 Seri?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Seri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sundla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Seri known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and mustard**. About 33% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Seri

Of every 100 households in Seri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Seri · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**60%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**92%

Television ****66%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Seri?

■ Seri · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**965

Working population ****62.9%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 58% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (30%) · **■** Marginal 163 (62%)

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

- Dandi478 people
- Bhairoie471 people
- Kandi452 people
- Sagoti439 people
- Bilauta410 people
- Hadla409 people
- Kilor397 people
- Kamandi392 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Seri?176317
- How far is Seri from Chamba?42 km by road
- What is the population of Seri?415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seri in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Seri?75.6% (Census 2011)