# Badshal Village, Tikar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/badshal/ Village · Tikar, Shimla # Badshal Badshal is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171203**. The 2011 Census counted **457 people in 98 households**, the 14th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 457people (2011) - 98households - 73.6%literacy - 171203PIN code ## Badshal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Badshal is 171203.** Badshal falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171203 - Community development blockRohru - Census village code026387 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badshal from nearby towns? - Tikar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)112 km by road - Rohru (nearest town)27 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 Badshal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Badshal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru Seema - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Badshal known for? The main crops are **apple, potato and pea**. About 47% of the 159 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 Badshal Of every 100 households in Badshal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Badshal · ■ Tikar rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****37%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **61% Tap water ****93%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **51% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **46% Use banking services ****89%** **80% Television ****70%** **69% Mobile phone ****68%** **84% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **8% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **80% 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 Badshal? ■ Badshal · ■ Tikar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692** **913 Working population ****65.6%** **64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 59.9% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 179 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (6%) · **■** Other work 40 (13%) · **■** Marginal 62 (21%) 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 Tikar - Batara513 people - Kharla489 people - Gujandli477 people - Tikri458 people - Friukoti369 people - Thana Bag367 people - Khalawan357 people - Naksetli316 people [All 46 villages in Tikar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badshal?171203 - How far is Badshal from Shimla?112 km by road - What is the population of Badshal?457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badshal in?Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Badshal?73.6% (Census 2011)