# Bhandrela Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Bhandrela

Bhandrela is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176210**. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 37 households**, the 35th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 174people (2011)
- 37households
- 86.5%literacy
- 176210PIN code

## Bhandrela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhandrela is 176210.** Bhandrela falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176210
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009293

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

## How far is Bhandrela from nearby towns?

- Harchakian (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)47 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)47 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 Bhandrela?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandrela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manei Khas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Bhandrela known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 11% of the 114 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 Bhandrela

Of every 100 households in Bhandrela in 2011, 95 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhandrela · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**56%

Tap water ****92%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**51%

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

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****78%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Bhandrela?

■ Bhandrela · ■ Harchakian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**84.9%

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

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**853

Working population ****51.1%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 82.1% for women. 63% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (6%) · **■** Other work 36 (40%) · **■** Marginal 48 (54%)

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 Harchakian

- Chhamb202 people
- Jagain201 people
- Chakban Lanj190 people
- Seog184 people
- Gujrera167 people
- Samleta161 people
- Karnol148 people
- Makrer147 people

[All 62 villages in Harchakian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/harchakian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhandrela?176210
- How far is Bhandrela from Dharmsala?47 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandrela?174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandrela in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandrela?86.5% (Census 2011)