# Bandal Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Bandal

Bandal is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **651 people in 93 households**, the 8th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 651people (2011)
- 93households
- 64.7%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Bandal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bandal is 171217.** Bandal falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025654

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

## How far is Bandal from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)215 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)120 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 Bandal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bandal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaflah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bandal known for?

The main crops are **pea and apple**. About 12% of the 454 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 Bandal

Of every 100 households in Bandal in 2011, 86 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bandal · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****67%**

**88%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**92%

Television ****23%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Bandal?

■ Bandal · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**972

Working population ****61.0%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 55.6% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 124 (31%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 247 (62%)

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 Cheta

- Dhar810 people
- Kothi765 people
- Dhautali708 people
- Joru Shilal701 people
- Bag597 people
- Kulag572 people
- Charauli571 people
- Ahnog557 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bandal?171217
- How far is Bandal from Shimla?215 km by road
- What is the population of Bandal?651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandal in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bandal?64.7% (Census 2011)