# Bhager Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Bhager

Bhager is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174026**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 57 households**, the 96th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 294people (2011)
- 57households
- 94.3%literacy
- 174026PIN code

## Bhager PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code174026
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019096

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

## How far is Bhager from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)15 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 Bhager?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bhager; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Bhager known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 42% of the 39 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 Bhager

Of every 100 households in Bhager in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Bhager · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**20%

Tap water ****89%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**83%

Use banking services ****91%**

**90%

Television ****84%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Bhager?

■ Bhager · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****409**

**873

Working population ****59.2%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 92.4% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (28%) · **■** Marginal 90 (52%)

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

- Gatol304 people
- Matwana303 people
- Chhanjiar302 people
- Awari Khalihn300 people
- Dharat294 people
- Loharra287 people
- Bagtehru286 people
- Badhu285 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhager?174026
- How far is Bhager from Bilaspur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bhager?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhager in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhager?94.3% (Census 2011)
