# Bajwa Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Bajwa

Bajwa is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 47 households**, the 99th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 238people (2011)
- 47households
- 96.4%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Bajwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bajwa is 172001.** Bajwa falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023592

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

## How far is Bajwa from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)42 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 Bajwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dophda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Bajwa known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 14% of the 318 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 Bajwa

Of every 100 households in Bajwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bajwa · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**40%

Tap water ****89%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**43%

Use banking services ****94%**

**90%

Television ****77%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

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

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bajwa?

■ Bajwa · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**919

Working population ****87.4%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 98.0% for women. 85% of men and 91% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 198 (95%)

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 Rampur

- Kukhi258 people
- Chunja255 people
- Jandind250 people
- Jaghori248 people
- Nahri221 people
- Karsholi218 people
- Chiksa214 people
- Bashri213 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bajwa?172001
- How far is Bajwa from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Bajwa?238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajwa in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bajwa?96.4% (Census 2011)