# Bhamchwan Village, Padhar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Padhar, Mandi 

# Bhamchwan

Bhamchwan is a village in Padhar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176122**. The 2011 Census counted **219 people in 41 households**, the 94th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 219people (2011)
- 41households
- 63.2%literacy
- 176122PIN code

## Bhamchwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhamchwan is 176122.** Bhamchwan falls in Padhar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176122
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013029

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

## How far is Bhamchwan from nearby towns?

- Padhar (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)69 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)38 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 Bhamchwan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhamchwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gartu Khod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Padhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Bhamchwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 37% of the 64 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 Bhamchwan

Of every 100 households in Bhamchwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhamchwan · ■ Padhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**24%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

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

**36%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****98%**

**94%

Television ****37%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhamchwan?

■ Bhamchwan · ■ Padhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****529**

**937

Working population ****65.3%**

**69.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 57.3% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 136 (95%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Padhar

- Ganwag231 people
- Bhardan230 people
- Kashala225 people
- Algan220 people
- Gawalan218 people
- Banogi217 people
- Madhurwan216 people
- Lachhyan212 people

[All 232 villages in Padhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/padhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhamchwan?176122
- How far is Bhamchwan from Mandi?69 km by road
- What is the population of Bhamchwan?219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhamchwan in?Mandi district (Padhar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhamchwan?63.2% (Census 2011)