Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Bagahar Bagahar is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171204. The 2011 Census counted 251 people in 50 households, the 49th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 251 people (2011) - 50 households - 91.4% literacy - 171204 PIN code ## Bagahar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bagahar is 171204. Bagahar falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171204 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026235 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bagahar from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 72 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bagahar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bagahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gani - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kotkhai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated 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 Bagahar known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and potato. About 63% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bagahar Of every 100 households in Bagahar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Bagahar · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 80% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 42% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 10% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 80% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 14% 36% - Use banking services 86% 76% - Television 84% 74% - Mobile phone 88% 84% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 16% 18% - None of these assets 4% 6% - Own their home 98% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bagahar? ■ Bagahar · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 91.4% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 918 - Working population 33.9% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.2% for men and 85.8% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 14 (16%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 47 (55%) · ■ Marginal 22 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Tahu 262 people - Thanari 262 people - Up Muhal Jamuni 256 people - Khoru 255 people - Up Muhal Pajai 250 people - Keyari 249 people - Barwi 246 people - Bakhol 244 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bagahar? 171204 - How far is Bagahar from Shimla? 72 km by road - What is the population of Bagahar? 251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bagahar in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bagahar? 91.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/bagahar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.