# Biling Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Biling

Biling is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 46 households**, the 18th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 160people (2011)
- 46households
- 62.5%literacy
- 175132PIN code

## Biling PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biling is 175132.** Biling falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175132
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012337

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

## How far is Biling from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)2 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)115 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 Biling?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Biling; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keylong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Biling known for?

The main crops are **potato, green peas and kuth**. About 43% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Biling

Of every 100 households in Biling in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Biling · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**63%

Use banking services ****94%**

**93%

Television ****58%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

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

**6%

Own their home ****56%**

**75%

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 Biling?

■ Biling · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****758**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**1079

Working population ****88.8%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 46.9% for women. 91% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 23 (16%) · **■** Marginal 11 (8%)

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 Lahul

- Darcha Sumdo172 people
- Kolang171 people
- Muling170 people
- Darcha Dangma166 people
- Dimphuk149 people
- Rape149 people
- Jobrang146 people
- Tinno125 people

[All 140 villages in Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biling?175132
- How far is Biling from Kyelang?2 km by road
- What is the population of Biling?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biling in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Biling?62.5% (Census 2011)