# Bhitlu Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Bhitlu

Bhitlu is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176217**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 27 households**, the 137th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 131people (2011)
- 27households
- 63.2%literacy
- 176217PIN code

## Bhitlu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhitlu is 176217.** Bhitlu falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176217
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009492

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

## How far is Bhitlu from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)17 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 Bhitlu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhitlu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Bhitlu known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 30% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Bhitlu

Of every 100 households in Bhitlu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhitlu · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**40%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****74%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Bhitlu?

■ Bhitlu · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****701**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**917

Working population ****43.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 55.1% for women. 65% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (18%) · **■** Other work 46 (81%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Dharmsala

- Chhainti150 people
- Miniana139 people
- Balehr Khas135 people
- Gulerian134 people
- Bandi Khurd127 people
- Bara Khola125 people
- Jhikkar121 people
- Thatri120 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhitlu?176217
- How far is Bhitlu from Dharmsala?17 km by road
- What is the population of Bhitlu?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhitlu in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhitlu?63.2% (Census 2011)