Village · Rohru, Shimla # D.P.F. Bhalara D.P.F. Bhalara is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171207. The 2011 Census counted 42 people in 10 households, the 111th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%. - 42 people (2011) - 10 households - 71.1% literacy - 171207 PIN code ## D.P.F. Bhalara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Bhalara is 171207. D.P.F. Bhalara falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171207 - Community development block Rohru - Census village code 026437 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Bhalara from nearby towns? - Rohru (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 130 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Bhalara? 3 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Bhalara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bhalara - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kui - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rohru - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is D.P.F. Bhalara known for? The main crops are potato, apple and barley. About 3% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Bhalara Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Bhalara in 2011, 54 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Bhalara · ■ Rohru rural average - Electricity for lighting 54% 93% - Toilet within the home 9% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 44% - Tap water 91% 94% - Drinking water within premises 27% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 71% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 73% 27% - Use banking services 27% 83% - Television 54% 75% - Mobile phone 73% 85% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 11% - None of these assets 27% 6% - Own their home 36% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of D.P.F. Bhalara? ■ D.P.F. Bhalara · ■ Rohru rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 76.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 750 951 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 923 - Working population 38.1% 58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (50%) · ■ Marginal 3 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rohru - D.P.F. Kui Awal 57 people - D.P.F. Bhalun-II 53 people - D.P.F.Sharmali Awal 50 people - D.P.F.Jaunli 43 people - D.P.F. Shelan 42 people - D.P.F. Kakoi Basa 41 people - D.P.F. Shakla 36 people - D.P.F. Kewli 34 people All 142 villages in Rohru ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Bhalara? 171207 - How far is D.P.F. Bhalara from Shimla? 130 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Bhalara? 42 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Bhalara in? Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Bhalara? 71.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/d-p-f-bhalara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.