# Bhawai Village, Renuka, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Renuka, Sirmaur 

# Bhawai

Bhawai is a village in Renuka sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,137 people in 364 households**, the 1st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,137people (2011)
- 364households
- 82.6%literacy
- 173104PIN code

## Bhawai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhawai is 173104.** Bhawai falls in Renuka sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173104
- Community development blockSangrah
- Census village code022957

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

## How far is Bhawai from nearby towns?

- Sangrah (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)125 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)125 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 Bhawai?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sangrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Bhawai known for?

The main crops are **tomato, maize and beans**. About 14% of the 1,304 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Bhawai

Of every 100 households in Bhawai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhawai · ■ Renuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**42%

Tap water ****82%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****79%**

**85%

Television ****44%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Bhawai?

■ Bhawai · ■ Renuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**974

Working population ****57.4%**

**59.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 100 (8%) · **■** Marginal 785 (64%)

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 Renuka

- Sangrah2,028 people
- Dhar Taran1,480 people
- Rajana1,280 people
- Ranphua Jabrog1,270 people

[All 74 villages in Renuka](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/renuka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhawai?173104
- How far is Bhawai from Nahan?125 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawai?2,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawai in?Sirmaur district (Renuka sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawai?82.6% (Census 2011)
