# Baghni Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Baghni

Baghni is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176057**. The 2011 Census counted **1,514 people in 354 households**, the 13th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 1,514people (2011)
- 354households
- 84.3%literacy
- 176057PIN code

## Baghni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baghni is 176057.** Baghni falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176057
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009588

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

## How far is Baghni from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)8 km by road
- Yol (nearest town)1 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 Baghni?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Baghni; 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 · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Baghni known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 61% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Baghni

Of every 100 households in Baghni in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Baghni · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**29%

Tap water ****92%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**40%

Use banking services ****90%**

**94%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**9%

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

**7%

Own their home ****83%**

**91%

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 Baghni?

■ Baghni · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**917

Working population ****34.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 79.9% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 284 (54%) · **■** Marginal 223 (43%)

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 Dharmsala

- Chhawani1,600 people
- Sokani Da Kot1,576 people
- Padar1,556 people
- Panjlehr1,532 people
- Nagan Pat1,272 people
- Rasan1,260 people
- Rakar1,258 people
- Jhikli Dar1,250 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baghni?176057
- How far is Baghni from Dharmsala?8 km by road
- What is the population of Baghni?1,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghni in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baghni?84.3% (Census 2011)
