# Bhala Gaon Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Bhala Gaon

Bhala Gaon is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 18 households**, the 44th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 78people (2011)
- 18households
- 77.0%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Bhala Gaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhala Gaon is 173217.** Bhala Gaon falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024872

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

## How far is Bhala Gaon from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)42 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)42 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 Bhala Gaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhala Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Bhala Gaon

Of every 100 households in Bhala Gaon in 2011, 94 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhala Gaon · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**73%

Use banking services ****89%**

**81%

Television ****78%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Bhala Gaon?

■ Bhala Gaon · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1036

Working population ****19.2%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 80.0% for women. 37% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (40%) · **■** Other work 8 (53%) · **■** Marginal 1 (7%)

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 Junga

- Bhalawag92 people
- Shalel87 people
- Bahli Khanlog85 people
- Jangal Bhalawag81 people
- Maheshu77 people
- Thund71 people
- Dawaro70 people
- Kadaur63 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhala Gaon?173217
- How far is Bhala Gaon from Shimla?42 km by road
- What is the population of Bhala Gaon?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhala Gaon in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhala Gaon?77.0% (Census 2011)