# Bhalon Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Bhalon

Bhalon is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 36 households**, the 74th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 187people (2011)
- 36households
- 90.4%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Bhalon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhalon is 173209.** Bhalon falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021641

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

## How far is Bhalon from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)18 km by road
- Dagshai (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 Bhalon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kudo
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Bhalon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 40% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Bhalon

Of every 100 households in Bhalon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bhalon · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**22%

Tap water ****10%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**42%

Use banking services ****87%**

**82%

Television ****76%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****74%**

**60%

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 Bhalon?

■ Bhalon · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**907

Working population ****58.3%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 82.5% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 34 (31%) · **■** Marginal 48 (44%)

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 Kasauli

- Chabhacha Khurd195 people
- Nahari195 people
- Banjni190 people
- Jangeshu189 people
- Danghiari186 people
- Kahno186 people
- Badha185 people
- Chhatiyan179 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhalon?173209
- How far is Bhalon from Solan?18 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalon?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalon in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalon?90.4% (Census 2011)