# Bhabel Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Bhabel

Bhabel is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176044**. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 57 households**, the 133rd largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 245people (2011)
- 57households
- 85.6%literacy
- 176044PIN code

## Bhabel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhabel is 176044.** Bhabel falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176044
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017946

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

## How far is Bhabel from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)15 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 Bhabel?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhabel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jindri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mundkher
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Bhabel known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 59% of the 24 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 Bhabel

Of every 100 households in Bhabel in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhabel · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****93%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****60%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

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 Bhabel?

■ Bhabel · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****526**

**907

Working population ****11.8%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 79.7% for women. 21% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 22 (76%) · **■** Marginal 4 (14%)

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 Bhoranj

- Dhugli252 people
- Gadola252 people
- Loharwin251 people
- Bagwar247 people
- Darbiyar245 people
- Balet241 people
- Ludhwin241 people
- Manoh237 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhabel?176044
- How far is Bhabel from Hamirpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bhabel?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhabel in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhabel?85.6% (Census 2011)