# Bhotan Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Bhotan

Bhotan is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176301**. The 2011 Census counted **64 people in 12 households**, the 110th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 64people (2011)
- 12households
- 52.1%literacy
- 176301PIN code

## Bhotan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhotan is 176301.** Bhotan falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176301
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007381

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

## How far is Bhotan from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)75 km by road
- Bakloh (nearest town)12 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 Bhotan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bhotan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chaunka
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Bhotan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 4% of the 314 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 Bhotan

Of every 100 households in Bhotan in 2011, 67 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhotan · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**36%

Tap water ****75%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****50%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****25%**

**9%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Bhotan?

■ Bhotan · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**937

Working population ****43.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.8% for men and 56.0% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 10 (36%) · **■** Other work 18 (64%)

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

- Banu71 people
- Kasba Devi Dehra71 people
- Dharun70 people
- Jaokna70 people
- Sandhara63 people
- Sohar58 people
- Dabrehn48 people
- Lunah48 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhotan?176301
- How far is Bhotan from Chamba?75 km by road
- What is the population of Bhotan?64 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhotan in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhotan?52.1% (Census 2011)