# Badhu Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Badhu

Badhu is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174026**. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 53 households**, the 117th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 242people (2011)
- 53households
- 84.5%literacy
- 174026PIN code

## Badhu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badhu is 174026.** Badhu falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174026
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code019002

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

## How far is Badhu from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)1 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 Badhu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Badhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Badhu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 26% of the 54 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 Badhu

Of every 100 households in Badhu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Badhu · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****90%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Badhu?

■ Badhu · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**873

Working population ****78.1%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 80.9% for women. 82% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (22%) · **■** Marginal 128 (68%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Kothi252 people
- Morsingi248 people
- Tarontara246 people
- Paliala243 people
- Masdhan238 people
- Nain Gujran235 people
- Bardhin234 people
- Dakri230 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badhu?174026
- How far is Badhu from Bilaspur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Badhu?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badhu in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Badhu?84.5% (Census 2011)