Village · Arki, Solan # Barmal Barmal is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173221. The 2011 Census counted 193 people in 32 households, the 91st largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 193 people (2011) - 32 households - 83.8% literacy - 173221 PIN code ## Barmal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Barmal is 173221. Barmal falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173221 - Community development block Kunihar - Census village code 020149 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barmal from nearby towns? - Arki (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Solan (district HQ) 60 km by road - Arki (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barmal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Barmal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bhumati - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhumati - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Batal - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arki - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barmal known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and barley. About 36% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barmal Of every 100 households in Barmal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Barmal · ■ Arki rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 78% 81% - No toilet (open defecation) 22% 18% - Tap water 97% 86% - Drinking water within premises 28% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 21% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77% - Use banking services 69% 80% - Television 75% 82% - Mobile phone 59% 69% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 6% 11% - Car / jeep / van 12% 8% - None of these assets 6% 6% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barmal? ■ Barmal · ■ Arki rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.8% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 1008 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 942 - Working population 69.4% 60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 75.6% for women. 70% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (78%) · ■ Other work 6 (4%) · ■ Marginal 23 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Arki - Chaeya 198 people - Tanseta 197 people - Simlta 195 people - Bhaled 194 people - Jaghana 193 people - Up Mohal Thotho 191 people - Susai 189 people - Thalog 183 people All 325 villages in Arki ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barmal? 173221 - How far is Barmal from Solan? 60 km by road - What is the population of Barmal? 193 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barmal in? Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barmal? 83.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/barmal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.