# Belag Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Belag

Belag is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **34 people in 9 households**, the 145th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 34people (2011)
- 9households
- 77.8%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Belag PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025428

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

## How far is Belag from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)36 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 Belag?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Belag; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Belag known for?

The main crops are **potato and wheat**. About 44% of the 25 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 Belag

Of every 100 households in Belag in 2011, 82 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belag · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****64%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**71%

Use banking services ****46%**

**68%

Television ****54%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 Belag?

■ Belag · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**968

Working population ****26.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 76.9% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 4 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (56%)

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

- Kauhrala38 people
- Digun36 people
- Mishliuna35 people
- Tapri35 people
- Jangal Shirgul34 people
- Phalauna30 people
- Jangal Churtha28 people
- Jangal Amta - II9 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Belag?171211
- How far is Belag from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Belag?34 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belag in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Belag?77.8% (Census 2011)