# Bamta Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Bamta

Bamta is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **386 people in 89 households**, the 12th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 386people (2011)
- 89households
- 84.2%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Bamta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bamta is 171211.** Bamta falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025409

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

## How far is Bamta from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)40 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 Bamta?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bamta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bamta known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 36% of the 176 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 Bamta

Of every 100 households in Bamta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bamta · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**28%

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

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**71%

Use banking services ****67%**

**68%

Television ****72%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****1%**

**11%

Own their home ****81%**

**87%

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 Bamta?

■ Bamta · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**968

Working population ****36.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 78.5% for women. 66% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (21%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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 Chaupal

- Shantha459 people
- Dasholi420 people
- Jorna416 people
- Maraug397 people
- Bodna374 people
- Sarahan361 people
- Ghichna351 people
- Chaukia350 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bamta?171211
- How far is Bamta from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Bamta?386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamta in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamta?84.2% (Census 2011)