# Bijar Bharal Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Bijar Bharal

Bijar Bharal is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **66 people in 11 households**, the 133rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 66people (2011)
- 11households
- 85.5%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Bijar Bharal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bijar Bharal is 171210.** Bijar Bharal falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025442

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

## How far is Bijar Bharal from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)30 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 Bijar Bharal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bijar Bharal; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 canal / river
- 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 Bijar Bharal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and barley**. About 21% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bijar Bharal

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

■ Bijar Bharal · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

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

**40%

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

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**71%

Use banking services ****36%**

**68%

Television ****54%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

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

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bijar Bharal?

■ Bijar Bharal · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**968

Working population ****51.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 64% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 16 (47%)

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

- Kathiyana76 people
- Bamrar69 people
- Lagaut69 people
- Tipra68 people
- Kulandli60 people
- Anu57 people
- Bag57 people
- Shili57 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bijar Bharal?171210
- How far is Bijar Bharal from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Bijar Bharal?66 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijar Bharal in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bijar Bharal?85.5% (Census 2011)