# Bokala Pab Village, Kamrau, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur 

# Bokala Pab

Bokala Pab is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173036**. The 2011 Census counted **1,135 people in 168 households**, the 10th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,135people (2011)
- 168households
- 69.4%literacy
- 173036PIN code

## Bokala Pab PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bokala Pab is 173036.** Bokala Pab falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173036
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023422

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

## How far is Bokala Pab from nearby towns?

- Kamrau (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)97 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)55 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 Bokala Pab?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Bokala Pab; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shilai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ponta Sahib
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Bokala Pab known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 17% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Bokala Pab

Of every 100 households in Bokala Pab in 2011, 96 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bokala Pab · ■ Kamrau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**62%

Tap water ****81%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****86%**

**74%

Television ****65%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**90%

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 Bokala Pab?

■ Bokala Pab · ■ Kamrau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**921

Working population ****59.2%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 59.5% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 220 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 178 (26%) · **■** Marginal 271 (40%)

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 Kamrau

- Sakhauli1,507 people
- Shilla1,447 people
- Kandon Cheyog1,230 people
- Kanti Mishwa1,193 people
- Chandni1,101 people
- Barwas1,027 people
- Thountha Jakhal991 people
- Mashu985 people

[All 45 villages in Kamrau](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/kamrau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bokala Pab?173036
- How far is Bokala Pab from Nahan?97 km by road
- What is the population of Bokala Pab?1,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bokala Pab in?Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bokala Pab?69.4% (Census 2011)
