Village · Thunag, Mandi
# Bahal

Bahal is a village in Thunag sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175054. The 2011 Census counted 567 people in 106 households, the 22nd largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.
- 567 people (2011)
- 106 households
- 77.5% literacy
- 175054 PIN code

## Bahal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bahal is 175054. Bahal falls in Thunag sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175054
- Community development block Seraj
- Census village code 015282

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bahal from nearby towns?
- Thunag (sub-district HQ) 42 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 157 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town) 157 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bahal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khanwach
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lamba Thach
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bahal known for?

The main crops are wheat, barley and paddy. About 33% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bahal

Of every 100 households in Bahal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahal · ■ Thunag rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 95%
- Toilet within the home 54% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 25%
- Tap water 100% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 36% 95%
- Television 26% 51%
- Mobile phone 58% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 30% 19%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bahal?

■ Bahal · ■ Thunag rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.5% 79.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 871 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1033 915
- Working population 57.8% 69.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 178 (54%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 144 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thunag
- Chiuni 597 people
- Rord 595 people
- Keoli 594 people
- Baga 575 people
- Kulthni 555 people
- Sunah 542 people
- Nihri Bajaun 540 people
- Gunas 534 people

All 258 villages in Thunag

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bahal? 175054
- How far is Bahal from Mandi? 157 km by road
- What is the population of Bahal? 567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahal in? Mandi district (Thunag sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bahal? 77.5% (Census 2011)

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