# Balmui Village, Brahmaur, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Brahmaur, Chamba 

# Balmui

Balmui is a village in Brahmaur sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176315**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 61 households**, the 38th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 272people (2011)
- 61households
- 70.7%literacy
- 176315PIN code

## Balmui PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balmui is 176315.** Balmui falls in Brahmaur sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176315
- Community development blockBharmaur
- Census village code008252

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

## How far is Balmui from nearby towns?

- Brahmaur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)66 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)66 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 Balmui?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Brahmaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bharmaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Balmui known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 3% of the 775 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 Balmui

Of every 100 households in Balmui in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balmui · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**72%

Use banking services ****95%**

**89%

Television ****79%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Balmui?

■ Balmui · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**892

Working population ****91.2%**

**72.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 63.9% for women. 92% of men and 90% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (11%) · **■** Marginal 218 (88%)

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 Brahmaur

- Silpiri364 people
- Hadsar361 people
- Seri345 people
- Khund295 people
- Grima241 people
- Kutehr229 people
- Palan212 people
- Rajaur200 people

[All 112 villages in Brahmaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/brahmaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balmui?176315
- How far is Balmui from Chamba?66 km by road
- What is the population of Balmui?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balmui in?Chamba district (Brahmaur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balmui?70.7% (Census 2011)