# Bakhalag Village, Arki, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Bakhalag

Bakhalag is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173208**. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 65 households**, the 46th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 293people (2011)
- 65households
- 88.7%literacy
- 173208PIN code

## Bakhalag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakhalag is 173208.** Bakhalag falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173208
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020136

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

## How far is Bakhalag from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)64 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)9 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 Bakhalag?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhalag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arki
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Bakhalag known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 29% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Bakhalag

Of every 100 households in Bakhalag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bakhalag · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**18%

Tap water ****2%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****80%**

**80%

Television ****91%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Bakhalag?

■ Bakhalag · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**942

Working population ****56.0%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 80.5% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 34 (21%) · **■** Marginal 130 (79%)

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 Arki

- Namol309 people
- Jialang305 people
- Saug302 people
- Gharno296 people
- Chandpur290 people
- Balera289 people
- Behli289 people
- Surajpur280 people

[All 325 villages in Arki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakhalag?173208
- How far is Bakhalag from Solan?64 km by road
- What is the population of Bakhalag?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhalag in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhalag?88.7% (Census 2011)