# Sahel Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/sahel/ Village · Baijnath, Kangra # Sahel Sahel is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 153 households**, the 58th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%. - 584people (2011) - 153households - 77.2%literacy - 176125PIN code ## Sahel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sahel is 176125.** Sahel falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176125 - Community development blockBaijnath - Census village code012073 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sahel from nearby towns? - Baijnath (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road - Palampur (nearest town)19 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 Sahel? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sahel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baijnath - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baijnath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Sahel known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 38% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Sahel Of every 100 households in Sahel in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sahel · ■ Baijnath rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****79%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **15% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **50% Use banking services ****95%** **94% Television ****77%** **83% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **7% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****76%** **94% 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 Sahel? ■ Sahel · ■ Baijnath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **83.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **904 Working population ****49.3%** **43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 73.4% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 178 (62%) · **■** Marginal 96 (33%) 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 Baijnath - Bheth Upperli611 people - Chakol Behru604 people - Suja597 people - Hardi585 people - Sukaran580 people - Karnathu574 people - Mandehr Khurd564 people - Narghor560 people [All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sahel?176125 - How far is Sahel from Dharmsala?60 km by road - What is the population of Sahel?584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sahel in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sahel?77.2% (Census 2011)