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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Bhog

Bhog is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **192 people in 50 households**, the 81st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 192people (2011)
- 50households
- 87.7%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Bhog PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026307

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

## How far is Bhog from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)13 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 Bhog?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhog; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahasu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 Bhog known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and vegetable**. About 40% of the 85 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 Bhog

Of every 100 households in Bhog in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 34 a car.

■ Bhog · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**36%

Use banking services ****68%**

**76%

Television ****81%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****34%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 Bhog?

■ Bhog · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**918

Working population ****64.1%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.8% for men and 77.3% for women. 63% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (18%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 57 (46%)

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 Kyarvi198 people
- Kathanri196 people
- Araihla194 people
- Silana-II194 people
- Kundly191 people
- Pungrish185 people
- Panog180 people
- Anu179 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhog?171202
- How far is Bhog from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bhog?192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhog in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhog?87.7% (Census 2011)