# Bhangara Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Bhangara

Bhangara is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **103 people in 22 households**, the 100th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 103people (2011)
- 22households
- 51.2%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Bhangara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026685

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

## How far is Bhangara from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)16 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 Bhangara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mashli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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
- 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 Bhangara known for?

The main crops are **apple, pea and potato**. About 46% of the 78 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 Bhangara

Of every 100 households in Bhangara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhangara · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**58%

Use banking services ****65%**

**80%

Television ****4%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****83%**

**12%

Own their home ****52%**

**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 Bhangara?

■ Bhangara · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1191**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3250**

**884

Working population ****52.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 44.2% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (44%) · **■** Other work 4 (7%)

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

- Seri142 people
- Dhunana127 people
- D.P.F. Jabal116 people
- Mayela110 people
- Bahli100 people
- Dhar Gewas99 people
- Dhar Jabal90 people
- D.P.F. Topn Jasan84 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhangara?171208
- How far is Bhangara from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Bhangara?103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhangara in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhangara?51.2% (Census 2011)