# Bhamta Shila Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/bhamta-shila/ Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Bhamta Shila Bhamta Shila is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **73 people in 17 households**, the 170th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 73people (2011) - 17households - 81.2%literacy - 171202PIN code ## Bhamta Shila PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhamta Shila is 171202.** Bhamta Shila falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171202 - Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai - Census village code026264 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhamta Shila from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)78 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town)15 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 Bhamta Shila? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhamta Shila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Darkoti - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padshal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 - 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 Bhamta Shila known for? The main crops are **maize, pea and vegetable**. About 64% of the 26 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 Bhamta Shila Of every 100 households in Bhamta Shila in 2011, 83 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Bhamta Shila · ■ Kotkhai rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **94% Toilet within the home ****33%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **42% Tap water ****78%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **62% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **36% Use banking services ****44%** **76% Television ****44%** **74% Mobile phone ****56%** **84% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **18% None of these assets ****22%** **6% Own their home ****39%** **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 Bhamta Shila? ■ Bhamta Shila · ■ Kotkhai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000** **918 Working population ****34.2%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 71.9% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (60%) · **■** Other work 2 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%) 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 - Newar78 people - Chhatri75 people - Ghalaiya )75 people - Up Muhal Nohat75 people - Satral71 people - Damehar69 people - Baknawal66 people - Kahmli66 people [All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhamta Shila?171202 - How far is Bhamta Shila from Shimla?78 km by road - What is the population of Bhamta Shila?73 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhamta Shila in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhamta Shila?81.2% (Census 2011)