Village · Jawali, Kangra
# Bohrka

Bohrka is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176205. The 2011 Census counted 973 people in 195 households, the 30th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.
- 973 people (2011)
- 195 households
- 81.2% literacy
- 176205 PIN code

## Bohrka PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bohrka is 176205. Bohrka falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176205
- Community development block Nagrota Surian
- Census village code 009236

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bohrka from nearby towns?
- Jawali (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bohrka?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bohrka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chhatri
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chhatri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bohrka known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 1% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bohrka

Of every 100 households in Bohrka in 2011, 96 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bohrka · ■ Jawali rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 98%
- Toilet within the home 45% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 51%
- Tap water 68% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 57% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 33%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 66%
- Use banking services 97% 96%
- Television 70% 79%
- Mobile phone 88% 75%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 5%
- None of these assets 7% 8%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bohrka?

■ Bohrka · ■ Jawali rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.2% 86.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 1013
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 808 819
- Working population 44.8% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 72.7% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 40 (9%) · ■ Other work 208 (48%) · ■ Marginal 188 (43%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jawali
- Kardial 1,058 people
- Ban Tungli 1,053 people
- Nangial 1,023 people
- Baldoa 1,020 people
- Bhol Khas 936 people
- Darkati 927 people
- Tilok Nath 926 people
- Pharian 914 people

All 213 villages in Jawali

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bohrka? 176205
- How far is Bohrka from Dharmsala? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Bohrka? 973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bohrka in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bohrka? 81.2% (Census 2011)

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