# Bodhal Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Bodhal

Bodhal is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176087**. The 2011 Census counted **731 people in 174 households**, the 71st largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 731people (2011)
- 174households
- 84.6%literacy
- 176087PIN code

## Bodhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bodhal is 176087.** Bodhal falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176087
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011753

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

## How far is Bodhal from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)53 km by road
- Palampur (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 Bodhal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bodhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Bodhal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 22% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Bodhal

Of every 100 households in Bodhal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bodhal · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****85%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bodhal?

■ Bodhal · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****578**

**912

Working population ****57.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 76.2% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (27%) · **■** Marginal 270 (64%)

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 Palampur

- Kalial Kar757 people
- Majethli751 people
- Gharun747 people
- Dhoran Khas734 people
- Bhatarka709 people
- Kakrain708 people
- Gadiara707 people
- Nanaun Khas693 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bodhal?176087
- How far is Bodhal from Dharmsala?53 km by road
- What is the population of Bodhal?731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodhal in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bodhal?84.6% (Census 2011)
