# Baihanji Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Baihanji

Baihanji is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **511 people in 126 households**, the 31st largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 511people (2011)
- 126households
- 85.3%literacy
- 175024PIN code

## Baihanji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baihanji is 175024.** Baihanji falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175024
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013965

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

## How far is Baihanji from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)53 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)8 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 Baihanji?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Baihanji; 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 · Gopalpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gopalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Baihanji known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 56% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Baihanji

Of every 100 households in Baihanji in 2011, 98 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Baihanji · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**5%

Tap water ****92%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**57%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****74%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baihanji?

■ Baihanji · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**817

Working population ****64.6%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 79.7% for women. 61% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 87 (26%) · **■** Marginal 234 (71%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Kauhan547 people
- Mohin547 people
- Darwar539 people
- Paplog518 people
- Thana507 people
- Rakhoh497 people
- Kariyal493 people
- Jaboth486 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baihanji?175024
- How far is Baihanji from Mandi?53 km by road
- What is the population of Baihanji?511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baihanji in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baihanji?85.3% (Census 2011)