# Boktu Village, Kalpa, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kalpa, Kinnaur 

# Boktu

Boktu is a village in Kalpa sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172108**. The 2011 Census counted **7 people in 2 households**, the 35th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 7people (2011)
- 2households
- 60.0%literacy
- 172108PIN code

## Boktu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Boktu is 172108.** Boktu falls in Kalpa sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172108
- Community development blockKalpa
- Census village code027012

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

## How far is Boktu from nearby towns?

- Reckong Peo (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)3 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)103 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 Boktu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Boktu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Telingh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Regkongpeo
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Boktu known for?

The main crops are **ogla, apple and potato**. About 16% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Boktu

Of every 100 households in Boktu in 2011, 50 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boktu · ■ Kalpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**66%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**22%

Use banking services ****50%**

**87%

Television ****50%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**19%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****0%**

**62%

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 Boktu?

■ Boktu · ■ Kalpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**859

Working population ****57.1%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 75% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 2 (50%) · **■** Other work 2 (50%)

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 Kalpa

- D.P.F. Chini Awal C-24222 people
- Gonang18 people
- Goli13 people
- Kastyo9 people
- Japredin7 people
- Dumdumka5 people
- Mebar5 people
- Change1 person

[All 84 villages in Kalpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Boktu?172108
- How far is Boktu from Reckong Peo?3 km by road
- What is the population of Boktu?7 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boktu in?Kinnaur district (Kalpa sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Boktu?60.0% (Census 2011)