# Bakain Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Bakain

Bakain is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174035**. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 112 households**, the 52nd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 532people (2011)
- 112households
- 88.9%literacy
- 174035PIN code

## Bakain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakain is 174035.** Bakain falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174035
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019375

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

## How far is Bakain from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Naina Devi (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 Bakain?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bakain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Bakain known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and mustard**. About 25% of the 154 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 Bakain

Of every 100 households in Bakain in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bakain · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**34%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

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

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**79%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****93%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Bakain?

■ Bakain · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**909

Working population ****59.4%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 84.3% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 67 (21%) · **■** Other work 55 (17%) · **■** Marginal 194 (61%)

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 Jhanduta

- Balh Chalog555 people
- Jajjar550 people
- Dhani538 people
- Gujrera538 people
- Reli529 people
- Parahu514 people
- Hirapur508 people
- Kalar497 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakain?174035
- How far is Bakain from Bilaspur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Bakain?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakain in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakain?88.9% (Census 2011)