# Badiara Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Badiara

Badiara is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 51 households**, the 76th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 249people (2011)
- 51households
- 74.3%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Badiara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badiara is 171214.** Badiara falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026599

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

## How far is Badiara from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)152 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)10 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 Badiara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Badiara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jangala
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chirgaon
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Badiara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Badiara

Of every 100 households in Badiara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Badiara · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**31%

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

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**58%

Use banking services ****75%**

**80%

Television ****69%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****86%**

**84%

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 Badiara?

■ Badiara · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**884

Working population ****55.0%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 63.7% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (21%) · **■** Marginal 59 (43%)

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 Chirgaon

- Gayari274 people
- Jailot268 people
- Sandasu268 people
- Petarli253 people
- Kanthali235 people
- Hingori234 people
- Raosi234 people
- Mandli230 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badiara?171214
- How far is Badiara from Shimla?152 km by road
- What is the population of Badiara?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badiara in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Badiara?74.3% (Census 2011)