# Bhalawag Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Bhalawag

Bhalawag is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 20 households**, the 40th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 92people (2011)
- 20households
- 84.7%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Bhalawag PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024876

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

## How far is Bhalawag 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 Bhalawag?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalawag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Bhalawag known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 62% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Bhalawag

Of every 100 households in Bhalawag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Bhalawag · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**73%

Use banking services ****74%**

**81%

Television ****68%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****26%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Bhalawag?

■ Bhalawag · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**1036

Working population ****29.3%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 78.6% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (56%)

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

- Chabra114 people
- Faneot113 people
- Fanewati107 people
- Nin97 people
- Shalel87 people
- Bahli Khanlog85 people
- Jangal Bhalawag81 people
- Bhala Gaon78 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalawag?173217
- How far is Bhalawag from Shimla?42 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalawag?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalawag in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalawag?84.7% (Census 2011)