# Budhwin Village, Galore, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Galore, Hamirpur 

# Budhwin

Budhwin is a village in Galore sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177026**. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 83 households**, the 23rd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 338people (2011)
- 83households
- 90.3%literacy
- 177026PIN code

## Budhwin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Budhwin is 177026.** Budhwin falls in Galore sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177026
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016956

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

## How far is Budhwin from nearby towns?

- Galore (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)19 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 Budhwin?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Budhwin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Daswin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Budhwin known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Budhwin

Of every 100 households in Budhwin in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Budhwin · ■ Galore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**9%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

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

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**67%

Use banking services ****72%**

**92%

Television ****67%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Budhwin?

■ Budhwin · ■ Galore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1120

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**860

Working population ****60.7%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 84.3% for women. 57% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (24%) · **■** Marginal 13 (6%)

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 Galore

- Sandoh362 people
- Gandoli354 people
- Galot Kalan344 people
- Naghararha340 people
- Panyali338 people
- Khorar334 people
- Masan Bahal334 people
- Manjrah322 people

[All 111 villages in Galore](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/galore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Budhwin?177026
- How far is Budhwin from Hamirpur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Budhwin?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Budhwin in?Hamirpur district (Galore sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Budhwin?90.3% (Census 2011)