# Bauth Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Bauth

Bauth is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 38 households**, the 31st largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 285people (2011)
- 38households
- 56.2%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Bauth PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bauth is 171217.** Bauth falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025677

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

## How far is Bauth from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)180 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)80 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 Bauth?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bauth; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Bauth known for?

The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 44% of the 29 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 Bauth

Of every 100 households in Bauth in 2011, 92 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bauth · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****34%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bauth?

■ Bauth · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2222**

**972

Working population ****73.0%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 75% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 64 (31%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 126 (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 Cheta

- Up Muhal Tarah313 people
- Up Muhal Thanah308 people
- Chind298 people
- Sanat298 people
- Up Muhal Baggi265 people
- Samvi257 people
- Kanda247 people
- Tandoi225 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bauth?171217
- How far is Bauth from Shimla?180 km by road
- What is the population of Bauth?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bauth in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bauth?56.2% (Census 2011)