# Bindla Digwa Village, Shalai, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/bindla-digwa/ Village · Shalai, Sirmaur # Bindla Digwa Bindla Digwa is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173027**. The 2011 Census counted **896 people in 126 households**, the 16th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 896people (2011) - 126households - 67.4%literacy - 173027PIN code ## Bindla Digwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bindla Digwa is 173027.** Bindla Digwa falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173027 - Community development blockShillai - Census village code023437 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bindla Digwa from nearby towns? - Shalai (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)117 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)72 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 Bindla Digwa? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bindla Digwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Milla - ○Degree college10+ km · Shalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kala Aumb - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 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 Bindla Digwa known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 9% of the 923 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Bindla Digwa Of every 100 households in Bindla Digwa in 2011, 70 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bindla Digwa · ■ Shalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **86% Toilet within the home ****18%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **59% Tap water ****85%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****82%** **80% Television ****23%** **41% Mobile phone ****68%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****26%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bindla Digwa? ■ Bindla Digwa · ■ Shalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **957 Working population ****54.0%** **58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 62.9% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 246 (51%) 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 - Koti Utrou1,279 people - Bela1,187 people - Chamra Morar1,094 people - Gawali Pashmi1,031 people - Sayasu816 people - Bambal797 people - Matiana763 people - Pab709 people [All 28 villages in Shalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bindla Digwa?173027 - How far is Bindla Digwa from Nahan?117 km by road - What is the population of Bindla Digwa?896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bindla Digwa in?Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bindla Digwa?67.4% (Census 2011)