# Bhuth Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Bhuth

Bhuth is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **107 people in 20 households**, the 127th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 107people (2011)
- 20households
- 83.0%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Bhuth PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhuth is 172027.** Bhuth falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023817

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

## How far is Bhuth from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)110 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)38 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 Bhuth?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Bhuth known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 23% of the 87 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 Bhuth

Of every 100 households in Bhuth in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Bhuth · ■ 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 ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**26%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****90%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhuth?

■ Bhuth · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**935

Working population ****65.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 72.9% for women. 69% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (17%) · **■** Other work 11 (16%) · **■** Marginal 47 (67%)

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

- Churath114 people
- Urshu113 people
- Tramli109 people
- Banot108 people
- Ganeog107 people
- Bagthal103 people
- Chamyala102 people
- Ropa101 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhuth?172027
- How far is Bhuth from Shimla?110 km by road
- What is the population of Bhuth?107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuth in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuth?83.0% (Census 2011)