# Bhakera Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Bhakera

Bhakera is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176045**. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 41 households**, the 179th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 169people (2011)
- 41households
- 86.2%literacy
- 176045PIN code

## Bhakera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakera is 176045.** Bhakera falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176045
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017909

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

## How far is Bhakera from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhota (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 Bhakera?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mundkhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhakera
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Bhakera known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 54% of the 40 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 Bhakera

Of every 100 households in Bhakera in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhakera · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****80%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhakera?

■ Bhakera · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1224**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**907

Working population ****50.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 79.8% for women. 33% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (30%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%) · **■** Marginal 55 (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 Bhoranj

- Karoh175 people
- Katoh174 people
- Ser173 people
- Thana170 people
- Kosar169 people
- Kohlwin167 people
- Bajoura162 people
- Beri Bhatta160 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakera?176045
- How far is Bhakera from Hamirpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakera?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakera in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakera?86.2% (Census 2011)