# Bahwan Village, Arki, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Bahwan

Bahwan is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173208**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 51 households**, the 69th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 224people (2011)
- 51households
- 90.1%literacy
- 173208PIN code

## Bahwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bahwan is 173208.** Bahwan falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173208
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020137

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

## How far is Bahwan from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)50 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)7 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 Bahwan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bahwan; 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
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arki
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Bahwan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 23% of the 93 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 Bahwan

Of every 100 households in Bahwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Bahwan · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****74%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**77%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****82%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Bahwan?

■ Bahwan · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**942

Working population ****65.6%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 82.9% for women. 64% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (18%) · **■** Other work 14 (10%) · **■** Marginal 107 (73%)

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 Arki

- Syari235 people
- Bawasi231 people
- Mayawan227 people
- Sohli225 people
- Didu224 people
- Badog222 people
- Karoli222 people
- Koyal Sanog222 people

[All 325 villages in Arki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bahwan?173208
- How far is Bahwan from Solan?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bahwan?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahwan in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bahwan?90.1% (Census 2011)