Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur
# Bag Hawra

Bag Hawra is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173029. The 2011 Census counted 543 people in 75 households, the 25th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.
- 543 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 60.3% literacy
- 173029 PIN code

## Bag Hawra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bag Hawra is 173029. Bag Hawra falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173029
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023398

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bag Hawra from nearby towns?
- Kamrau (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 83 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 38 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bag Hawra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bag Hawra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Korga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bag Hawra known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 25% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bag Hawra

Of every 100 households in Bag Hawra in 2011, 83 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bag Hawra · ■ Kamrau rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 92%
- Toilet within the home 12% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 62%
- Tap water 88% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 88%
- Use banking services 82% 74%
- Television 25% 51%
- Mobile phone 53% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 38% 22%
- Own their home 97% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bag Hawra?

■ Bag Hawra · ■ Kamrau rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.3% 68.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 921
- Working population 60.8% 51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 52.8% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 87 (26%) · ■ Other work 25 (8%) · ■ Marginal 218 (66%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kamrau
- Shamahn Pamta 623 people
- Dhab Pipli 554 people
- Baila Gujon 552 people
- Khuenal Salag 551 people
- Baldwa Bohal 536 people
- Manal 535 people
- Bhajhon 531 people
- Adhog 500 people

All 45 villages in Kamrau

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bag Hawra? 173029
- How far is Bag Hawra from Nahan? 83 km by road
- What is the population of Bag Hawra? 543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bag Hawra in? Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bag Hawra? 60.3% (Census 2011)

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