# Bakan Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Bakan

Bakan is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 49 households**, the 52nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 256people (2011)
- 49households
- 75.7%literacy
- 176303PIN code

## Bakan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakan is 176303.** Bakan falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176303
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007386

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

## How far is Bakan from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)70 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)20 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 Bakan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bakan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Bakan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 23% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bakan

Of every 100 households in Bakan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bakan · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**63%

Use banking services ****88%**

**89%

Television ****65%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

None of these assets ****15%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Bakan?

■ Bakan · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**937

Working population ****47.7%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 66.7% for women. 42% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 93 (76%) · **■** Other work 29 (24%)

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 Dalhousie

- Khuin270 people
- Dhar Kolian267 people
- Dhar265 people
- Manjdhar257 people
- Rangar254 people
- Dhalog253 people
- Kallar250 people
- Betina240 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakan?176303
- How far is Bakan from Chamba?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bakan?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakan in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakan?75.7% (Census 2011)