# Balhra Chhek Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Balhra Chhek

Balhra Chhek is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 38 households**, the 146th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 161people (2011)
- 38households
- 85.3%literacy
- 175024PIN code

## Balhra Chhek PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balhra Chhek is 175024.** Balhra Chhek falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175024
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013969

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

## How far is Balhra Chhek from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)10 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 Balhra Chhek?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatoh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Masern
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Balhra Chhek known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 31% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Balhra Chhek

Of every 100 households in Balhra Chhek in 2011, 100 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balhra Chhek · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

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

**62%

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

**42%

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

**57%

Use banking services ****90%**

**95%

Television ****71%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Balhra Chhek?

■ Balhra Chhek · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**817

Working population ****68.9%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 76.6% for women. 68% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 16 (14%) · **■** Marginal 95 (86%)

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

- Behna168 people
- Kandyol166 people
- Tikar163 people
- Dun162 people
- Majhehr152 people
- Mortan150 people
- Sandhera150 people
- Ban Bhangoh149 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balhra Chhek?175024
- How far is Balhra Chhek from Mandi?50 km by road
- What is the population of Balhra Chhek?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balhra Chhek in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balhra Chhek?85.3% (Census 2011)