# Bachhlon Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Bachhlon

Bachhlon is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 66 households**, the 73rd largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 304people (2011)
- 66households
- 83.2%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Bachhlon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bachhlon is 171212.** Bachhlon falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024907

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

## How far is Bachhlon from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)60 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)32 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 Bachhlon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhlon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gadaha Kufri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bachhlon known for?

The main crops are **pea, vegetable and apple**. About 29% of the 102 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 Bachhlon

Of every 100 households in Bachhlon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Bachhlon · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**47%

Tap water ****97%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**51%

Use banking services ****93%**

**75%

Television ****79%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

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 Bachhlon?

■ Bachhlon · ■ Theog rural average

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

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**908

Working population ****64.5%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 79.1% for women. 63% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (14%) · **■** Marginal 128 (65%)

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 Theog

- Dharampur312 people
- Kilra309 people
- Dodra307 people
- Dhelogar305 people
- Bharana303 people
- Raog302 people
- Nalia301 people
- Kaljer300 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bachhlon?171212
- How far is Bachhlon from Shimla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bachhlon?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachhlon in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bachhlon?83.2% (Census 2011)