# Bodhan Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Bodhan

Bodhan is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 65 households**, the 40th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 303people (2011)
- 65households
- 90.1%literacy
- 176040PIN code

## Bodhan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176040
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017694

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

## How far is Bodhan from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)22 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 Bodhan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bodhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bihru Tikkar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bihru Tikkar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Bodhan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 46% of the 49 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 Bodhan

Of every 100 households in Bodhan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bodhan · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**17%

Tap water ****98%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**77%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****92%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bodhan?

■ Bodhan · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**885

Working population ****47.5%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 83.7% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (40%) · **■** Marginal 35 (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 Dhatwal

- Magnoti321 people
- Kohla313 people
- Kuthiana309 people
- Chauki306 people
- Suhari Buhli296 people
- Ambota289 people
- Ghamarwin284 people
- Baroti281 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bodhan?176040
- How far is Bodhan from Hamirpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bodhan?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodhan in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bodhan?90.1% (Census 2011)