# Bakhral Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Bakhral

Bakhral is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171225**. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 29 households**, the 116th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 135people (2011)
- 29households
- 88.0%literacy
- 171225PIN code

## Bakhral PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakhral is 171225.** Bakhral falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171225
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026116

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

## How far is Bakhral from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)83 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)35 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 Bakhral?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ratnari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Bakhral known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 70% of the 37 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 Bakhral

Of every 100 households in Bakhral in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 38 a car.

■ Bakhral · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**36%

Use banking services ****97%**

**76%

Television ****93%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****38%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bakhral?

■ Bakhral · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****753**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**918

Working population ****72.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 79.6% for women. 69% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 88 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%)

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

- Khalana138 people
- Chathla137 people
- Kufar137 people
- Sharoli137 people
- Jaru133 people
- Up Muhal Badon133 people
- Bag131 people
- Nagan131 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakhral?171225
- How far is Bakhral from Shimla?83 km by road
- What is the population of Bakhral?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhral in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhral?88.0% (Census 2011)