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

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Bhatwa

Bhatwa is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 63 households**, the 62nd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 313people (2011)
- 63households
- 67.1%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Bhatwa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026626

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

## How far is Bhatwa from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 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 Bhatwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Bhatwa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 46% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhatwa

Of every 100 households in Bhatwa in 2011, 88 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhatwa · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**58%

Use banking services ****95%**

**80%

Television ****50%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhatwa?

■ Bhatwa · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357**

**884

Working population ****53.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (25%) · **■** Marginal 88 (53%)

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

- Devi Dhar342 people
- Deodi336 people
- Maktot336 people
- Manghara329 people
- Bagi309 people
- Bhamwari305 people
- Wachari295 people
- Thaitwari294 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhatwa?171214
- How far is Bhatwa from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatwa?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatwa in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatwa?67.1% (Census 2011)