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

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Bhot

Bhot is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 23 households**, the 103rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 113people (2011)
- 23households
- 79.6%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Bhot PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025473

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

## How far is Bhot from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)119 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)36 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 Bhot?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nanahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bhot known for?

The main crops are **potato and maize**. About 11% of the 121 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 Bhot

Of every 100 households in Bhot in 2011, 87 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhot · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**58%

Tap water ****87%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**28%

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

**28%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****78%**

**68%

Television ****17%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Bhot?

■ Bhot · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1216**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**968

Working population ****48.7%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 75.5% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (15%) · **■** Marginal 5 (9%)

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

- Barog118 people
- Chorwadhar117 people
- Dhanewri114 people
- Pujari114 people
- Chila113 people
- Kharog110 people
- Shapra110 people
- Thuth110 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhot?171211
- How far is Bhot from Shimla?119 km by road
- What is the population of Bhot?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhot in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhot?79.6% (Census 2011)