# Bakalag Village, Nihri, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# Bakalag

Bakalag is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175031**. The 2011 Census counted **204 people in 44 households**, the 72nd largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 204people (2011)
- 44households
- 71.5%literacy
- 175031PIN code

## Bakalag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakalag is 175031.** Bakalag falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175031
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code015569

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

## How far is Bakalag from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)50 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 Bakalag?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bakalag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sangal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Seri Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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
- 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 Bakalag known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 7% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Bakalag

Of every 100 households in Bakalag in 2011, 93 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakalag · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**70%

Television ****36%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bakalag?

■ Bakalag · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****789**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**964

Working population ****69.1%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 68% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%)

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 Nihri

- Chiral210 people
- Badhu207 people
- Bithri206 people
- Kandhi205 people
- Kanej199 people
- Thiras197 people
- Gahar195 people
- Nehra193 people

[All 274 villages in Nihri](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/nihri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakalag?175031
- How far is Bakalag from Mandi?75 km by road
- What is the population of Bakalag?204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakalag in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakalag?71.5% (Census 2011)