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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Bhawana

Bhawana is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 34 households**, the 76th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 199people (2011)
- 34households
- 82.6%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Bhawana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026205

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

## How far is Bhawana from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)78 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)18 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 Bhawana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Purag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Bhawana known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 55% of the 35 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 Bhawana

Of every 100 households in Bhawana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Bhawana · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**36%

Use banking services ****76%**

**76%

Television ****56%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**18%

None of these assets ****26%**

**6%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Bhawana?

■ Bhawana · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1236**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**918

Working population ****49.2%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 77.1% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 30 (31%) · **■** Marginal 60 (61%)

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 Dahar214 people
- Dalasr206 people
- Chunri203 people
- Dakahal200 people
- Up Muhal Kyarvi198 people
- Kathanri196 people
- Araihla194 people
- Silana-II194 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhawana?171202
- How far is Bhawana from Shimla?78 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawana?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawana in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawana?82.6% (Census 2011)