# Bounchari Village, Bali Chowki, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Bounchari

Bounchari is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175106**. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 119 households**, the 20th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 649people (2011)
- 119households
- 72.3%literacy
- 175106PIN code

## Bounchari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bounchari is 175106.** Bounchari falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175106
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code015002

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

## How far is Bounchari from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)65 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)65 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 Bounchari?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bounchari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khanni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banjar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thalaut
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bounchari known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 33% of the 134 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 Bounchari

Of every 100 households in Bounchari in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bounchari · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****31%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bounchari?

■ Bounchari · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**993

Working population ****49.9%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 64.6% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 260 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (14%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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 Bali Chowki

- Tapnali702 people
- Khuhann686 people
- Khauli683 people
- Kuklah664 people
- Khalwan628 people
- Khahri625 people
- Thacha Dhar591 people
- Nauna588 people

[All 156 villages in Bali Chowki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bali-chowki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bounchari?175106
- How far is Bounchari from Mandi?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bounchari?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bounchari in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bounchari?72.3% (Census 2011)