# Panjgain Village, Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur 

# Panjgain

Panjgain is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,914 people in 356 households**, the 2nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 1,914people (2011)
- 356households
- 87.5%literacy
- 174001PIN code

## Panjgain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Panjgain is 174001.** Panjgain falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174001
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019722

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

## How far is Panjgain from nearby towns?

- Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)16 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 Panjgain?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Panjgain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Panjgain known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 32% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Panjgain

Of every 100 households in Panjgain in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Panjgain · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**23%

Tap water ****62%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**53%

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

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**72%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****90%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**11%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Panjgain?

■ Panjgain · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**886

Working population ****33.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 80.6% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 453 (70%) · **■** Marginal 87 (13%)

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 Bilaspur Sadar

- Dhar Tatoh3,545 people
- Khatehr1,866 people
- Deoli1,435 people
- Bandla1,421 people
- Delag1,367 people

[All 168 villages in Bilaspur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panjgain?174001
- How far is Panjgain from Bilaspur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Panjgain?1,914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panjgain in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Panjgain?87.5% (Census 2011)
