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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Surinder Kumar
Contact: 80****0801
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- LGD code
- 7291
- Pincode
- 176312
- Post office
- Sundla
- Population
- 215
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 45.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1129 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 134
Census 2011 · in context
How Bihali (54) compares
By population, Bihali (54) ranks #40 of 59 villages in Bhalai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.1%
−14.7% vs mandal average
- Bihali (54)
- 45.1%
- Bhalai mandal
- 59.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,129
+119 vs mandal average
- Bihali (54)
- 1,129
- Bhalai mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bihali (54)
- 5.1
- Bhalai mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bihali (54) at a glance
Bihali (54) is a village of 215 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Bhalai tehsil, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, the 40th-largest of 59 villages in Bhalai tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 15 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,129 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176312, served by Sundla post office; the LGD village code is 7291. The sarpanch is Surinder Kumar. The population is estimated at 253 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karwal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihali (54) · this village | 215 | 45% | — |
| Tikar (52) · Bhalai | 631 | 46% | — |
| Karwal (55) · Telka | 381 | 55% | — |
| Sundhar (56) · Telka | 331 | 53% | — |
| Toga (53) · Bhalai | 280 | 52% | — |
| Nagali (58) · Bhalai | 243 | 47% | — |
| D.P.F. Nangali (57) · Bhalai | 0 | — | — |
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Notice board · Bihali (54)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bihali (54)
- LGD code
- 7291
- Pincode
- 176312
- Post office
- Sundla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 215
- Population (projected 2026)
- 253
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1129
- Literacy rate
- 45.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Surinder Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Bhalai
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 176312
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bihali (54)
Other villages in Bhalai mandal
View all 58+ →- Simni (26)
- Manjhal (64)
- Bhalei (42)
- Tikar (52)
- Dughar (39)
- Brangal (38)
- Chhudra (67)
- Baggi (20)
- Sapahan (34)
- Bhunad (8)
- Malur (51)
- Tiyari (65)
- Nadal (5)
- Kandi (45)
- Balouhta (50)
- Hadla (40)
- Kilod (47)
- Kamandi (36)
- Wahngal (35)
- Banetu (28)
- Chamoh (25)
- Chhnanu (27)
- Kiani (7)
- Janna (66)
- Drabla (30)
- Naled (43)
- Sikaryah (16)
- Bhalogi (10)
- Kunda (2)
- Toga (53)
- Saman (19)
- Salodi (44)
- Nagali (58)
- Bhing (46)
- Sarai (17)
- Kareu (18)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)