Village · Chirgaon, Shimla # Bhatwari Bhatwari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171208. The 2011 Census counted 414 people in 67 households, the 46th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 414 people (2011) - 67 households - 75.2% literacy - 171208 PIN code ## Bhatwari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhatwari is 171208. Bhatwari falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171208 - Community development block Chauhara - Census village code 026655 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhatwari from nearby towns? - Chirgaon (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 143 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 31 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhatwari? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pekha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shima - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chirgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhatwari known for? The main crops are apple, wheat and paddy. About 28% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhatwari Of every 100 households in Bhatwari in 2011, 88 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bhatwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 90% - Toilet within the home 16% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 68% - Tap water 98% 94% - Drinking water within premises 13% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 38% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 58% - Use banking services 88% 80% - Television 55% 56% - Mobile phone 82% 80% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 4% 6% - None of these assets 6% 12% - Own their home 90% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhatwari? ■ Bhatwari · ■ Chirgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.2% 70.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 816 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1429 884 - Working population 58.2% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 66.0% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 70 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (14%) · ■ Other work 15 (6%) · ■ Marginal 122 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon - Bagi 465 people - Amboi 458 people - Chichwari 458 people - Limbra 415 people - Gaonsari 411 people - Khabal 406 people - Tangnun 394 people - Kaloti 393 people All 152 villages in Chirgaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhatwari? 171208 - How far is Bhatwari from Shimla? 143 km by road - What is the population of Bhatwari? 414 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhatwari in? Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhatwari? 75.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/bhatwari-026655/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.