# Bijhri Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Bijhri

Bijhri is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **1,855 people in 437 households**, the 2nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 1,855people (2011)
- 437households
- 87.2%literacy
- 176040PIN code

## Bijhri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bijhri is 176040.** Bijhri falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176040
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017655

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

## How far is Bijhri from nearby towns?

- Hamirpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)15 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 Bijhri?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Bijhri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhkamoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Bijhri known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 39% of the 419 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 Bijhri

Of every 100 households in Bijhri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bijhri · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**17%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**77%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****88%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Bijhri?

■ Bijhri · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**885

Working population ****26.9%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.8% for women. 38% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 248 (50%) · **■** Marginal 69 (14%)

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

- Chhakmoh2,045 people
- Jajri1,809 people
- Maharal1,518 people
- Samthana Kalan1,168 people
- Sathwin893 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bijhri?176040
- How far is Bijhri from Hamirpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bijhri?1,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijhri in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bijhri?87.2% (Census 2011)