# Bilwan Village, Indora, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Indora, Kangra 

# Bilwan

Bilwan is a village in Indora sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176022**. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 25 households**, the 90th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 125people (2011)
- 25households
- 78.9%literacy
- 176022PIN code

## Bilwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bilwan is 176022.** Bilwan falls in Indora sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176022
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008750

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

## How far is Bilwan from nearby towns?

- Indora (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)86 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)24 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 Bilwan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bilwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thiala
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Makroli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhatoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Bilwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 33% of the 58 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 Bilwan

Of every 100 households in Bilwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilwan · ■ Indora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**40%

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

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**56%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****74%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**7%

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 Bilwan?

■ Bilwan · ■ Indora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**826

Working population ****28.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 80.8% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (9%) · **■** Marginal 28 (80%)

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 Indora

- Gangwal145 people
- Chochar138 people
- Mijhli Band130 people
- Naloha127 people
- Bhatoli120 people
- Hara116 people
- Gadhrana105 people
- Rodhwal105 people

[All 116 villages in Indora](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/indora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bilwan?176022
- How far is Bilwan from Dharmsala?86 km by road
- What is the population of Bilwan?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilwan in?Kangra district (Indora sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bilwan?78.9% (Census 2011)