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Bhel (355)

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Arki mandal
Pincode 173221
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAMCHAND THAKUR
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LGD code
20095
Pincode
173221
Post office
Domehar
Population
313
Households
60
Literacy rate
81.2%
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000♂
Workers
139
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhel (355) compares

By population, Bhel (355) ranks #18 of 202 villages in Arki mandal.

Literacy rate
%
81.2%
+5.0% vs mandal average
Bhel (355)
81.2%
Arki mandal
76.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
886
−141 vs mandal average
Bhel (355)
886
Arki mandal
1,027
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bhel (355)
5.2
Arki mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Bhel (355) at a glance

Bhel (355) is a village of 313 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Arki tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 18th-largest of 202 villages in Arki tehsil. Literacy is 81%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 886 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173221, served by Domehar post office; the LGD village code is 20095. The sarpanch is RAMCHAND THAKUR, and the village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 369 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Bhel (355)

LGD code
20095
Pincode
173221
Post office
Domehar
Population (Census 2011)
313
Population (projected 2026)
369
Households
60
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
886
Literacy rate
81.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Shimla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Arki
Member of Parliament
Suresh Kumar Kashyap
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAMCHAND THAKUR
Block / Mandal
Arki
Nearest police station
Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
Nearest PHC
Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
Nearest railway station
Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)