# Bakora Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Bakora

Bakora is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **56 people in 13 households**, the 107th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 56people (2011)
- 13households
- 100.0%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Bakora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakora is 171208.** Bakora falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026646

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

## How far is Bakora from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)134 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)24 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 Bakora?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bakora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhagoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Bakora known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and paddy**. About 2% of the 478 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 Bakora

Of every 100 households in Bakora in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakora · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**58%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****38%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****15%**

**12%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Bakora?

■ Bakora · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**884

Working population ****62.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 58% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (89%) · **■** Other work 3 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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

- Dhar Jabal90 people
- D.P.F. Topn Jasan84 people
- Jakhali81 people
- Pundras67 people
- D.P.F. Dali52 people
- D.P.F. Nirja45 people
- D.P.F. Dhunana28 people
- Urui Up Mahal18 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakora?171208
- How far is Bakora from Shimla?134 km by road
- What is the population of Bakora?56 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakora in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakora?100.0% (Census 2011)