# Bal Pharach Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Bal Pharach

Bal Pharach is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **108 people in 20 households**, the 109th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 108people (2011)
- 20households
- 70.7%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Bal Pharach PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bal Pharach is 171211.** Bal Pharach falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025559

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

## How far is Bal Pharach from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)115 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)15 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 Bal Pharach?

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

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhabas
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Bal Pharach known for?

The main crops are **beans and potato**. About 12% of the 104 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 Bal Pharach

Of every 100 households in Bal Pharach in 2011, 95 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bal Pharach · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**28%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****95%**

**68%

Television ****35%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**87%

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 Bal Pharach?

■ Bal Pharach · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****688**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**968

Working population ****53.7%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 45% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 58 (100%)

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 Chaupal

- Kharog110 people
- Shapra110 people
- Thuth110 people
- Bhatna109 people
- Shagair107 people
- Charauli101 people
- Katont99 people
- Chaupal - II96 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bal Pharach?171211
- How far is Bal Pharach from Shimla?115 km by road
- What is the population of Bal Pharach?108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bal Pharach in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bal Pharach?70.7% (Census 2011)