# Bhalana Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Bhalana

Bhalana is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175031**. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 42 households**, the 124th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 185people (2011)
- 42households
- 81.1%literacy
- 175031PIN code

## Bhalana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175031
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014370

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

## How far is Bhalana from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)20 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 Bhalana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jai Devi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Bhalana known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 31% of the 58 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 Bhalana

Of every 100 households in Bhalana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhalana · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**75%

Use banking services ****90%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****17%**

**13%

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 Bhalana?

■ Bhalana · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**926

Working population ****41.1%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 71.8% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 22 (29%) · **■** Marginal 54 (71%)

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 Sundarnagar

- Ghiri208 people
- Kotla200 people
- Ghaoru187 people
- Bhagiyar185 people
- Ahan184 people
- Kotlu181 people
- Baral170 people
- Bhadrohlu153 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalana?175031
- How far is Bhalana from Mandi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalana?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalana in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalana?81.1% (Census 2011)