# Bhakan Village, Jubbal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jubbal, Shimla 

# Bhakan

Bhakan is a village in Jubbal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171216**. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 32 households**, the 93rd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 138people (2011)
- 32households
- 81.2%literacy
- 171216PIN code

## Bhakan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakan is 171216.** Bhakan falls in Jubbal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171216
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026052

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

## How far is Bhakan from nearby towns?

- Jubbal (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)122 km by road
- Jubbal (nearest town)27 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 Bhakan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakan; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarswatinager
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bhakan known for?

The main crops are **barley, maize and pea**. About 31% of the 74 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 Bhakan

Of every 100 households in Bhakan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Bhakan · ■ Jubbal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**29%

Use banking services ****94%**

**79%

Television ****97%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**15%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**82%

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 Bhakan?

■ Bhakan · ■ Jubbal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****61.6%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 75.0% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (18%) · **■** Marginal 69 (81%)

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 Jubbal

- Chatnol160 people
- Bairli149 people
- Sarot143 people
- Kharshali139 people
- Bhorar130 people
- Jhalri127 people
- Markandli122 people
- Salawkra122 people

[All 171 villages in Jubbal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/jubbal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakan?171216
- How far is Bhakan from Shimla?122 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakan?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakan in?Shimla district (Jubbal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakan?81.2% (Census 2011)