# Bholag Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Bholag

Bholag is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 37 households**, the 86th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 184people (2011)
- 37households
- 72.9%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Bholag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bholag is 176302.** Bholag falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007570

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

## How far is Bholag from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)56 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)4 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 Bholag?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bholag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chuari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Bholag known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 30% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Bholag

Of every 100 households in Bholag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bholag · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

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

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****68%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bholag?

■ Bholag · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**902

Working population ****51.6%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 71.3% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (14%) · **■** Marginal 34 (36%)

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 Bhattiyat

- Dhamgaraon197 people
- Sundhar193 people
- Chakki192 people
- Rang190 people
- Samatar184 people
- Priyungal180 people
- Kasba Ghatasani172 people
- Purkhara170 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bholag?176302
- How far is Bholag from Chamba?56 km by road
- What is the population of Bholag?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bholag in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bholag?72.9% (Census 2011)