# Bahl Thakru Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/bahl-thakru/ Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur # Bahl Thakru Bahl Thakru is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 45 households**, the 64th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%. - 196people (2011) - 45households - 89.3%literacy - 176040PIN code ## Bahl Thakru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bahl Thakru is 176040.** Bahl Thakru falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176040 - Community development blockBijhri - Census village code017669 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bahl Thakru from nearby towns? - Bijhri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ)41 km by road - Talai (nearest town)11 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 Bahl Thakru? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bahl Thakru; 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijhri - ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bahl Thakru known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 35% of the 47 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 Bahl Thakru Of every 100 households in Bahl Thakru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bahl Thakru · ■ Dhatwal rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****75%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **17% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **77% Use banking services ****64%** **90% Television ****82%** **80% Mobile phone ****77%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **97% 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 Bahl Thakru? ■ Bahl Thakru · ■ Dhatwal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%** **86.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130** **1140 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **885 Working population ****57.7%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.6% for men and 82.1% for women. 54% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (28%) · **■** Marginal 75 (66%) 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 Dhatwal - Balh Brahmana206 people - Patta Brahmana206 people - Buthan Badgaroan200 people - Balh Patialan198 people - Suglani192 people - Tangar189 people - Bahal Nalochan184 people - Baghed183 people [All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bahl Thakru?176040 - How far is Bahl Thakru from Hamirpur?41 km by road - What is the population of Bahl Thakru?196 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahl Thakru in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bahl Thakru?89.3% (Census 2011)