# Bhatwari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Bhatwari

Bhatwari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 72 households**, the 54th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 381people (2011)
- 72households
- 77.7%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Bhatwari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026604

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

## How far is Bhatwari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)13 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 Bhatwari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shima
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Bhatwari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and apple**. About 44% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Bhatwari

Of every 100 households in Bhatwari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Bhatwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**58%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****86%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

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

**12%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bhatwari?

■ Bhatwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**884

Working population ****94.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 65.6% for women. 94% of men and 95% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 205 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 142 (40%)

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

- Kaloti393 people
- Gokswari391 people
- Banoti Khas389 people
- Ambot384 people
- Haunchali376 people
- Magwani360 people
- Jhanjwani356 people
- Devi Dhar342 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhatwari?171214
- How far is Bhatwari from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatwari?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatwari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatwari?77.7% (Census 2011)