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

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Kuklah

Kuklah is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175126**. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 128 households**, the 19th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 664people (2011)
- 128households
- 77.0%literacy
- 175126PIN code

## Kuklah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuklah is 175126.** Kuklah falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175126
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code014918

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

## How far is Kuklah from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)23 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)23 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 Kuklah?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kuklah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pandoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thalaut
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Kuklah known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 26% of the 189 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 Kuklah

Of every 100 households in Kuklah in 2011, 93 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kuklah · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**34%

Tap water ****96%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****84%**

**90%

Television ****42%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kuklah?

■ Kuklah · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605**

**993

Working population ****86.7%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 64.7% for women. 85% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 279 (48%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 262 (45%)

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

- Marwa710 people
- Tapnali702 people
- Khuhann686 people
- Khauli683 people
- Bounchari649 people
- Khalwan628 people
- Khahri625 people
- Thacha Dhar591 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 Kuklah?175126
- How far is Kuklah from Mandi?23 km by road
- What is the population of Kuklah?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuklah in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kuklah?77.0% (Census 2011)