Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Bhaila Bhaila is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171226. The 2011 Census counted 126 people in 15 households, the 91st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 126 people (2011) - 15 households - 80.7% literacy - 171226 PIN code ## Bhaila PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhaila is 171226. Bhaila falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171226 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025503 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhaila from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 94 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 98 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 65 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhaila? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chorwadhar - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pulwahl - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Theog - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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 Bhaila known for? The main crops are potato and maize. About 21% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhaila Of every 100 households in Bhaila in 2011, 64 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhaila · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 91% - Toilet within the home 64% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 58% - Tap water 100% 86% - Drinking water within premises 7% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 71% - Use banking services 86% 68% - Television 29% 54% - Mobile phone 86% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 14% 11% - Own their home 79% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhaila? ■ Bhaila · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.7% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 826 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 968 - Working population 90.5% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 75.0% for women. 88% of men and 93% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 58 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (12%) · ■ Household industry 7 (6%) · ■ Marginal 35 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal - Chanjal Pul 131 people - Chohag Pajarli 129 people - Rapari 128 people - Sihana 127 people - Lajonth 126 people - Thundna 126 people - Katoti 125 people - Nar 124 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhaila? 171226 - How far is Bhaila from Shimla? 98 km by road - What is the population of Bhaila? 126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhaila in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhaila? 80.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/bhaila/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.