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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Prabha Devi
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- LGD code
- 26441
- Pincode
- 171207
- Post office
- Rohru
- Population
- 579
- Households
- 122
- Literacy rate
- 71.3%
- Sex ratio
- 924 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 335
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhalada(13) compares
By population, Bhalada(13) ranks #30 of 141 villages in Rohru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.3%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Bhalada(13)
- 71.3%
- Rohru mandal
- 68.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
−27 vs mandal average
- Bhalada(13)
- 924
- Rohru mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Bhalada(13)
- 4.7
- Rohru mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalada(13) at a glance
Bhalada(13) is a village of 579 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Rohru tehsil, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, the 30th-largest of 141 villages in Rohru tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 171207, served by Rohru post office; the LGD village code is 26441. The sarpanch is Prabha Devi. The population is estimated at 683 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhalara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhalada(13) · this village | 579 | 71% | — |
| Bachhunch(15) · Rohru | 681 | 63% | — |
| Garhai (12) · Rohru | 115 | 70% | — |
| D.P.F. Bhalara (9) · Rohru | 42 | 64% | — |
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Key facts — Bhalada(13)
- LGD code
- 26441
- Pincode
- 171207
- Post office
- Rohru
- Population (Census 2011)
- 579
- Population (projected 2026)
- 683
- Households
- 122
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 924
- Literacy rate
- 71.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rohru
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Prabha Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Rohru
- Nearest police station
- Aut Police Station (26.7 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Laxmi Clinic (30.5 km)
- Nearest post office
- Balichowki Post office (29.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- Punjab National Bank (27.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 171207
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- Chhupari (140)
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)