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

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Bhalu

Bhalu is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **368 people in 64 households**, the 22nd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 368people (2011)
- 64households
- 69.6%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Bhalu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025610

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

## How far is Bhalu from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)220 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)110 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 Bhalu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bhalu known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 30% of the 138 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 Bhalu

Of every 100 households in Bhalu in 2011, 84 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalu · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****90%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bhalu?

■ Bhalu · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**972

Working population ****82.1%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 61.1% for women. 84% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 57 (19%) · **■** Other work 37 (12%) · **■** Marginal 208 (69%)

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

- Mishot403 people
- Silpab396 people
- Tikar393 people
- Naura382 people
- Baura345 people
- Up Muhal Lohan Dhar345 people
- Jubbli337 people
- Kanah336 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalu?171217
- How far is Bhalu from Shimla?220 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalu?368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalu in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalu?69.6% (Census 2011)