# Bharanta Buhla Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Bharanta Buhla

Bharanta Buhla is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 62 households**, the 42nd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 272people (2011)
- 62households
- 86.5%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Bharanta Buhla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bharanta Buhla is 177043.** Bharanta Buhla falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010756

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

## How far is Bharanta Buhla from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)18 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 Bharanta Buhla?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bharanta Buhla; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kharoti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rakkar Mao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Bharanta Buhla known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 18% of the 132 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 Bharanta Buhla

Of every 100 households in Bharanta Buhla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bharanta Buhla · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**52%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****98%**

**97%

Television ****69%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bharanta Buhla?

■ Bharanta Buhla · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****474**

**930

Working population ****64.0%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 81.5% for women. 60% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (32%) · **■** Marginal 100 (57%)

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 Rakkar

- Saluhi289 people
- Kathiara286 people
- Pathiar286 people
- Baslag283 people
- Chamba Khas249 people
- Mandlian247 people
- Sehri247 people
- Nahan245 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bharanta Buhla?177043
- How far is Bharanta Buhla from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bharanta Buhla?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharanta Buhla in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharanta Buhla?86.5% (Census 2011)