# Bel Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Bel

Bel is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 30 households**, the 235th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 141people (2011)
- 30households
- 82.2%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Bel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bel is 171212.** Bel falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024973

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

## How far is Bel from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)66 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)34 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 Bel?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Matiana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Bel known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and pea**. About 34% of the 71 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 Bel

Of every 100 households in Bel in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bel · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**47%

Tap water ****40%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**51%

Use banking services ****87%**

**75%

Television ****57%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**88%

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 Bel?

■ Bel · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**908

Working population ****57.4%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 82.8% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 74 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%)

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 Theog

- Tikkar143 people
- Up Muhal Patmani143 people
- Fagu142 people
- Khaprol142 people
- Dhar141 people
- Bekhalti139 people
- Kanauri139 people
- Girenj138 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bel?171212
- How far is Bel from Shimla?66 km by road
- What is the population of Bel?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bel in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bel?82.2% (Census 2011)