Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Bhial

Bhial is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176033. The 2011 Census counted 178 people in 46 households, the 191st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 178 people (2011)
- 46 households
- 92.4% literacy
- 176033 PIN code

## Bhial PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhial is 176033. Bhial falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176033
- Community development block Nagrota Surian
- Census village code 010200

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhial from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 53 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 29 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhial?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhial; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nagrota Suria
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Haripur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhial known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 59% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhial

Of every 100 households in Bhial in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhial · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 50% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 50% 34%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 70% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 69%
- Use banking services 100% 95%
- Television 80% 78%
- Mobile phone 25% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 18% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 5%
- None of these assets 18% 8%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhial?

■ Bhial · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.4% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1145 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 890
- Working population 69.7% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 89.5% for women. 65% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (8%) · ■ Other work 17 (14%) · ■ Marginal 97 (78%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Bongta 182 people
- Rasuhi 182 people
- Chanauta Uparla 181 people
- Haryal 181 people
- Bhaklehr 177 people
- Dedo 177 people
- Kuhru 177 people
- Mehwa 174 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhial? 176033
- How far is Bhial from Dharmsala? 53 km by road
- What is the population of Bhial? 178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhial in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhial? 92.4% (Census 2011)

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