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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Bharot

Bharot is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **100 people in 20 households**, the 148th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 100people (2011)
- 20households
- 74.1%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Bharot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bharot is 171207.** Bharot falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026309

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

## How far is Bharot from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)62 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)12 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 Bharot?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bharot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bag
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahasu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Bharot known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 71% 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 Bharot

Of every 100 households in Bharot in 2011, 95 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Bharot · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**36%

Use banking services ****62%**

**76%

Television ****67%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**18%

None of these assets ****19%**

**6%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Bharot?

■ Bharot · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1326**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2750**

**918

Working population ****32.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (22%) · **■** Other work 10 (31%) · **■** Marginal 14 (44%)

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

- Nehra104 people
- Bag103 people
- Chadyana-II103 people
- Up Muhal Kufar Bag103 people
- Shoshan99 people
- Up Muhal Daran99 people
- Karali97 people
- Pajol97 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bharot?171207
- How far is Bharot from Shimla?62 km by road
- What is the population of Bharot?100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharot in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharot?74.1% (Census 2011)