# Bhalaona Village, Renuka, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Renuka, Sirmaur 

# Bhalaona

Bhalaona is a village in Renuka sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173023**. The 2011 Census counted **508 people in 74 households**, the 44th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 508people (2011)
- 74households
- 76.3%literacy
- 173023PIN code

## Bhalaona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhalaona is 173023.** Bhalaona falls in Renuka sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173023
- Community development blockSangrah
- Census village code022993

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

## How far is Bhalaona from nearby towns?

- Sangrah (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)92 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)92 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 Bhalaona?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalaona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranku
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Bhalaona known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 30% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Bhalaona

Of every 100 households in Bhalaona in 2011, 92 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalaona · ■ Renuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**42%

Tap water ****19%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****35%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Bhalaona?

■ Bhalaona · ■ Renuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****782**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**974

Working population ****31.1%**

**59.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 59.6% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 122 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (20%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Renuka

- Dimaina563 people
- Kharotiyon557 people
- Kandon Haryas551 people
- Dungi546 people
- Tikar487 people
- Lagnu477 people
- Kajwa453 people
- Dana452 people

[All 74 villages in Renuka](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/renuka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalaona?173023
- How far is Bhalaona from Nahan?92 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalaona?508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalaona in?Sirmaur district (Renuka sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalaona?76.3% (Census 2011)