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

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Bhel

Bhel is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173208**. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 60 households**, the 40th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 313people (2011)
- 60households
- 86.4%literacy
- 173208PIN code

## Bhel PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173208
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020095

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

## How far is Bhel from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)72 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)24 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 Bhel?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhumati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bhel known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 37% of the 158 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 Bhel

Of every 100 households in Bhel in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhel · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**18%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**54%

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

**21%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****52%**

**80%

Television ****77%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhel?

■ Bhel · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****357**

**942

Working population ****44.4%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 81.0% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 81 (58%) · **■** Other work 15 (11%) · **■** Marginal 43 (31%)

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

- Lahmun330 people
- Seli324 people
- Bhumti319 people
- Ser315 people
- Mahol313 people
- Namol309 people
- Jialang305 people
- Saug302 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhel?173208
- How far is Bhel from Solan?72 km by road
- What is the population of Bhel?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhel in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhel?86.4% (Census 2011)