# Bachhwan Village, Baldwara, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baldwara, Mandi 

# Bachhwan

Bachhwan is a village in Baldwara sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175033**. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 43 households**, the 103rd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 183people (2011)
- 43households
- 85.8%literacy
- 175033PIN code

## Bachhwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bachhwan is 175033.** Bachhwan falls in Baldwara sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175033
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code014208

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

## How far is Bachhwan from nearby towns?

- Baldwara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)47 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)27 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 Bachhwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kasmala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bachhwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 45% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Bachhwan

Of every 100 households in Bachhwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bachhwan · ■ Baldwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**77%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****74%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bachhwan?

■ Bachhwan · ■ Baldwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**875

Working population ****34.4%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 75.3% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (10%) · **■** Other work 34 (54%) · **■** Marginal 23 (37%)

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 Baldwara

- Naharla190 people
- Kakrui188 people
- Raihri188 people
- Ghori187 people
- Dhaboi182 people
- Patwana178 people
- Doh176 people
- Majhwan175 people

[All 139 villages in Baldwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/baldwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bachhwan?175033
- How far is Bachhwan from Mandi?47 km by road
- What is the population of Bachhwan?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachhwan in?Mandi district (Baldwara sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bachhwan?85.8% (Census 2011)