# Badal Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/badal/ Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi # Badal Badal is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 118 households**, the 40th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%. - 449people (2011) - 118households - 89.8%literacy - 175024PIN code ## Badal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Badal is 175024.** Badal falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code175024 - Community development blockGopalpur - Census village code013963 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badal from nearby towns? - Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Mandi (district HQ)63 km by road - Sarkaghat (nearest town)5 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 Badal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Badal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gopalpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paplog - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Badal known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 65% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Badal Of every 100 households in Badal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Badal · ■ Sarkaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****100%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****100%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **57% Use banking services ****99%** **95% Television ****98%** **83% Mobile phone ****59%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Badal? ■ Badal · ■ Sarkaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%** **86.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **1075 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704** **817 Working population ****71.9%** **61.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.8% for men and 83.6% for women. 68% of men and 75% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (12%) · **■** Marginal 281 (87%) 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 Sarkaghat - Chamyanu479 people - Bheri477 people - Harlot470 people - Kuthehr462 people - Bhatoh Phakrehr446 people - Ropri442 people - Dodar437 people - Lower Barot434 people [All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badal?175024 - How far is Badal from Mandi?63 km by road - What is the population of Badal?449 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badal in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Badal?89.8% (Census 2011)