# Baza Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Baza

Baza is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172031**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 26 households**, the 121st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 117people (2011)
- 26households
- 75.7%literacy
- 172031PIN code

## Baza PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baza is 172031.** Baza falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172031
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023929

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

## How far is Baza from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)78 km by road
- Narkanda (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 Baza?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khaneti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khaneti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumarsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Baza known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 54% of the 61 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 Baza

Of every 100 households in Baza in 2011, 100 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Baza · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**18%

Tap water ****69%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**26%

Use banking services ****73%**

**87%

Television ****65%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Baza?

■ Baza · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**935

Working population ****65.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 65.4% for women. 63% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (21%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Luan124 people
- Thah123 people
- Barubagh122 people
- Saroga122 people
- Daro116 people
- Churath114 people
- Urshu113 people
- Tramli109 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baza?172031
- How far is Baza from Shimla?78 km by road
- What is the population of Baza?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baza in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baza?75.7% (Census 2011)