# Bhetyani Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Bhetyani

Bhetyani is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 108 households**, the 29th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 551people (2011)
- 108households
- 68.4%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Bhetyani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026565

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

## How far is Bhetyani from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)20 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 Bhetyani?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhetyani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Bhetyani known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 30% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Bhetyani

Of every 100 households in Bhetyani in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhetyani · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**68%

Tap water ****86%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**58%

Use banking services ****82%**

**80%

Television ****57%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhetyani?

■ Bhetyani · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**884

Working population ****54.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 61.4% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 115 (39%) · **■** Other work 31 (10%) · **■** Marginal 152 (51%)

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

- Dhak Gaon566 people
- Janglikh564 people
- Kharot561 people
- Gumma559 people
- Sindasli550 people
- Chiroti543 people
- Sondari542 people
- Pekha532 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhetyani?171208
- How far is Bhetyani from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Bhetyani?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhetyani in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhetyani?68.4% (Census 2011)