# Baknawal Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Baknawal

Baknawal is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **66 people in 17 households**, the 173rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 66people (2011)
- 17households
- 71.7%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Baknawal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026228

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

## How far is Baknawal from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)3 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 Baknawal?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Baknawal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pudag
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pudag
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 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 Baknawal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 27% of the 41 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 Baknawal

Of every 100 households in Baknawal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Baknawal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**42%

Tap water ****0%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**36%

Use banking services ****76%**

**76%

Television ****71%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**18%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 Baknawal?

■ Baknawal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**918

Working population ****54.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 65.6% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (28%) · **■** Other work 7 (19%) · **■** Marginal 14 (39%)

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

- Up Muhal Nohat75 people
- Bhamta Shila73 people
- Satral71 people
- Damehar69 people
- Kahmli66 people
- Ori64 people
- Kanleta63 people
- Nagindri63 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baknawal?171202
- How far is Baknawal from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Baknawal?66 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baknawal in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baknawal?71.7% (Census 2011)