# Bachhun Village, Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra 

# Bachhun

Bachhun is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176047**. The 2011 Census counted **70 people in 17 households**, the 137th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 70people (2011)
- 17households
- 78.0%literacy
- 176047PIN code

## Bachhun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bachhun is 176047.** Bachhun falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176047
- Community development blockNagrota Bagwan
- Census village code009882

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

## How far is Bachhun from nearby towns?

- Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)49 km by road
- Nagrota Bagwan (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 Bachhun?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chaunki
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gujlehr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarogi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Bachhun known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 31% of the 22 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 Bachhun

Of every 100 households in Bachhun in 2011, 94 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bachhun · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**33%

Tap water ****94%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****81%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

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 Bachhun?

■ Bachhun · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**926

Working population ****52.9%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 41% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (92%) · **■** Other work 2 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Nagrota Bagwan

- Chakban Ambari92 people
- Mariari90 people
- Raneta85 people
- Lolehr81 people
- Dharri69 people
- Bhadrehr66 people
- Thamba64 people
- Simbal Lahr60 people

[All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bachhun?176047
- How far is Bachhun from Dharmsala?49 km by road
- What is the population of Bachhun?70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachhun in?Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bachhun?78.0% (Census 2011)