# Bakhirna Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Bakhirna

Bakhirna is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **521 people in 117 households**, the 33rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 521people (2011)
- 117households
- 83.2%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Bakhirna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakhirna is 171207.** Bakhirna falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026497

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

## How far is Bakhirna from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)117 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)4 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 Bakhirna?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhirna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samoli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Bakhirna known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and apple**. About 44% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bakhirna

Of every 100 households in Bakhirna in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 31 a car.

■ Bakhirna · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**27%

Use banking services ****94%**

**83%

Television ****95%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****31%**

**11%

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

**6%

Own their home ****63%**

**85%

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 Bakhirna?

■ Bakhirna · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**923

Working population ****53.9%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.4% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 108 (38%) · **■** Marginal 118 (42%)

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 Rohru

- Beraseli581 people
- Bhalara579 people
- Kalgaon564 people
- Katedi556 people
- Bhuth512 people
- Banchuna470 people
- Malthi460 people
- Kotara459 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakhirna?171207
- How far is Bakhirna from Shimla?117 km by road
- What is the population of Bakhirna?521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhirna in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhirna?83.2% (Census 2011)