# Badrahana Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Badrahana

Badrahana is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 26 households**, the 136th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 115people (2011)
- 26households
- 91.8%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Badrahana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badrahana is 171202.** Badrahana falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026281

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

## How far is Badrahana from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)2 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 Badrahana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Badrahana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Badrahana known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 43% of the 14 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 Badrahana

Of every 100 households in Badrahana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Badrahana · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

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

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**36%

Use banking services ****100%**

**76%

Television ****96%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****46%**

**79%

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 Badrahana?

■ Badrahana · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**918

Working population ****42.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 92.6% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Kotkhai

- Majoli119 people
- Bandli118 people
- Dhangwi Khurd117 people
- Up Muhal Kufri117 people
- Banahal114 people
- Gajta113 people
- Ghalaira112 people
- Banogra111 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badrahana?171202
- How far is Badrahana from Shimla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Badrahana?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badrahana in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Badrahana?91.8% (Census 2011)