Village · Rampur, Shimla
# Bahli

Bahli is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172001. The 2011 Census counted 800 people in 184 households, the 19th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.
- 800 people (2011)
- 184 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 172001 PIN code

## Bahli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bahli is 172001. Bahli falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 172001
- Community development block Rampur
- Census village code 023679

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bahli from nearby towns?
- Rampur (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 130 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bahli?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Bahli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Munish
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bahli known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 20% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bahli

Of every 100 households in Bahli in 2011, 88 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahli · ■ Rampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 96%
- Toilet within the home 10% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 40%
- Tap water 96% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 48% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 52%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 43%
- Use banking services 75% 90%
- Television 45% 68%
- Mobile phone 78% 83%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 12% 9%
- Own their home 91% 79%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bahli?

■ Bahli · ■ Rampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 79.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 919
- Working population 43.8% 54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 100 (29%) · ■ Marginal 207 (59%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rampur
- Manjhgaon 897 people
- Nirth 834 people
- Nahra 809 people
- Devthi 803 people
- Syarla Barshol 797 people
- Mashnu 753 people
- Dhar 749 people
- Badhal 748 people

All 220 villages in Rampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bahli? 172001
- How far is Bahli from Shimla? 130 km by road
- What is the population of Bahli? 800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahli in? Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bahli? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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