# Bakhlain Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Bakhlain

Bakhlain is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 47 households**, the 103rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 158people (2011)
- 47households
- 87.5%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Bakhlain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakhlain is 172030.** Bakhlain falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023917

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

## How far is Bakhlain from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)91 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)29 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 Bakhlain?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhutti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 Bakhlain known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 64% of the 37 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 Bakhlain

Of every 100 households in Bakhlain in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bakhlain · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**26%

Use banking services ****93%**

**87%

Television ****91%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**87%

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 Bakhlain?

■ Bakhlain · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**935

Working population ****69.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 80.8% for women. 66% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (15%) · **■** Other work 14 (13%) · **■** Marginal 64 (59%)

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 Kumharsain

- Khaner165 people
- Kotla163 people
- Shanad162 people
- Gonthla160 people
- Kholwi157 people
- Shehdari151 people
- Bharari144 people
- Dagrot144 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakhlain?172030
- How far is Bakhlain from Shimla?91 km by road
- What is the population of Bakhlain?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhlain in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhlain?87.5% (Census 2011)