# Bah Village, Dhira, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhira, Kangra 

# Bah

Bah is a village in Dhira sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176065**. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 58 households**, the 33rd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 259people (2011)
- 58households
- 84.5%literacy
- 176065PIN code

## Bah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bah is 176065.** Bah falls in Dhira sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176065
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011155

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

## How far is Bah from nearby towns?

- Dhira (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)36 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)16 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 Bah?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bah; 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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chambi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gadiara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Bah known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 28% of the 109 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 Bah

Of every 100 households in Bah in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bah · ■ Dhira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

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

**85%

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

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**53%

Use banking services ****96%**

**98%

Television ****65%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****22%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bah?

■ Bah · ■ Dhira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**1107

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**922

Working population ****36.3%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 29 (31%) · **■** Marginal 65 (69%)

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 Dhira

- Och Gaggal267 people
- Kohana264 people
- Lahar Buhla263 people
- Sanwar261 people
- Kholi Gaggal250 people
- Malehr246 people
- Dhalehra244 people
- Baloti241 people

[All 115 villages in Dhira](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dhira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bah?176065
- How far is Bah from Dharmsala?36 km by road
- What is the population of Bah?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bah in?Kangra district (Dhira sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bah?84.5% (Census 2011)