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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Bishnog

Bishnog is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **105 people in 23 households**, the 275th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 105people (2011)
- 23households
- 87.6%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Bishnog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bishnog is 171201.** Bishnog falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025085

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

## How far is Bishnog from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)34 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)2 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 Bishnog?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bishnog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Theog
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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 watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Bishnog known for?

The main crops are **vegetables**. About 43% of the 36 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 Bishnog

Of every 100 households in Bishnog in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bishnog · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**47%

Tap water ****96%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**51%

Use banking services ****83%**

**75%

Television ****87%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Bishnog?

■ Bishnog · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**908

Working population ****70.5%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 81.6% for women. 70% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Other work 8 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Thanda110 people
- Up Muhal Thana Dhar110 people
- Jangal Chadaha108 people
- Up Muhal Bhadaina108 people
- Patandu105 people
- Basa Theog104 people
- Daniwal104 people
- UP Muhal Panthaghati104 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bishnog?171201
- How far is Bishnog from Shimla?34 km by road
- What is the population of Bishnog?105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishnog in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bishnog?87.6% (Census 2011)