Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Bamnol Bamnol is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171226. The 2011 Census counted 272 people in 66 households, the 37th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 272 people (2011) - 66 households - 77.1% literacy - 171226 PIN code ## Bamnol PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bamnol is 171226. Bamnol falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171226 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025479 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bamnol from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 96 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 105 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 96 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bamnol? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Bamnol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Theog - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated 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 Bamnol known for? The main crops are potato and maize. About 13% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bamnol Of every 100 households in Bamnol in 2011, 85 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bamnol · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 91% - Toilet within the home 21% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 58% - Tap water 17% 86% - Drinking water within premises 0% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 71% - Use banking services 74% 68% - Television 30% 54% - Mobile phone 42% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 3% 6% - None of these assets 32% 11% - Own their home 92% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bamnol? ■ Bamnol · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 876 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 882 968 - Working population 43.0% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 66.1% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (7%) · ■ Other work 7 (6%) · ■ Marginal 49 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal - Kashah 285 people - Shihali 282 people - Thana Jalona 279 people - Dhabas 275 people - Matal 268 people - Gyalat 263 people - Jaili 259 people - Antraoli 250 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bamnol? 171226 - How far is Bamnol from Shimla? 105 km by road - What is the population of Bamnol? 272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bamnol in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bamnol? 77.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/bamnol/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.