# Bambal Village, Shalai, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shalai, Sirmaur 

# Bambal

Bambal is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173027**. The 2011 Census counted **797 people in 110 households**, the 18th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 797people (2011)
- 110households
- 75.2%literacy
- 173027PIN code

## Bambal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bambal is 173027.** Bambal falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173027
- Community development blockShillai
- Census village code023442

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

## How far is Bambal from nearby towns?

- Shalai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)110 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)66 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 Bambal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bambal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shalai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kala Aumb
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Bambal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 19% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Bambal

Of every 100 households in Bambal in 2011, 86 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bambal · ■ Shalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**59%

Tap water ****24%**

**74%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**80%

Television ****46%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bambal?

■ Bambal · ■ Shalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**957

Working population ****51.9%**

**58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 59.5% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 147 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 245 (59%)

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 Shalai

- Chamra Morar1,094 people
- Gawali Pashmi1,031 people
- Bindla Digwa896 people
- Sayasu816 people
- Matiana763 people
- Pab709 people
- Diyandon529 people
- Nawna Bhatwar447 people

[All 28 villages in Shalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bambal?173027
- How far is Bambal from Nahan?110 km by road
- What is the population of Bambal?797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bambal in?Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bambal?75.2% (Census 2011)