# Bhawani Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Bhawani

Bhawani is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 67 households**, the 73rd largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 331people (2011)
- 67households
- 82.8%literacy
- 175024PIN code

## Bhawani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175024
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013922

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

## How far is Bhawani from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)67 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)6 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 Bhawani?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 · Darpa
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rakhoh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 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 Bhawani known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 83% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Bhawani

Of every 100 households in Bhawani in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhawani · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****78%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**57%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****75%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhawani?

■ Bhawani · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**817

Working population ****28.1%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 77.0% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 36 (39%) · **■** Marginal 57 (61%)

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

- Talangra355 people
- Gori Ghulanu336 people
- Siharal335 people
- Chauk333 people
- Bastla Ghayana329 people
- Paunta320 people
- Sakohata317 people
- Bag314 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhawani?175024
- How far is Bhawani from Mandi?67 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawani?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawani in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawani?82.8% (Census 2011)