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

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Chalot

Chalot is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175121**. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 110 households**, the 27th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 575people (2011)
- 110households
- 65.8%literacy
- 175121PIN code

## Chalot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalot is 175121.** Chalot falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175121
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code014962

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

## How far is Chalot from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)90 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)90 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 Chalot?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chalot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Somgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banjar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Chalot known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 32% 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 Chalot

Of every 100 households in Chalot in 2011, 99 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalot · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****18%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Chalot?

■ Chalot · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**993

Working population ****88.9%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 55.7% for women. 89% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 327 (64%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 176 (34%)

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

- Thacha Dhar591 people
- Nauna588 people
- Samalwas588 people
- Thata585 people
- Sudhrani564 people
- Kandhi557 people
- Dobha551 people
- Didar528 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 Chalot?175121
- How far is Chalot from Mandi?90 km by road
- What is the population of Chalot?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalot in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalot?65.8% (Census 2011)