# Bhench Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/bhench/ Village · Kandaghat, Solan # Bhench Bhench is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173207**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 42 households**, the 57th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%. - 201people (2011) - 42households - 84.9%literacy - 173207PIN code ## Bhench PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhench is 173207.** Bhench falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173207 - Community development blockKandaghat - Census village code022229 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhench from nearby towns? - Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)59 km by road - Solan (district HQ)52 km by road - Arki (nearest town)22 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 Bhench? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhench; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanayari - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanayari - ○Degree college10+ km · Batal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Bhench known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 16% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bhench Of every 100 households in Bhench in 2011, 95 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhench · ■ Kandaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****85%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **18% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **63% Use banking services ****100%** **93% Television ****85%** **78% Mobile phone ****93%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **13% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bhench? ■ Bhench · ■ Kandaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **87.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **917 Working population ****38.8%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 75.5% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 58 (74%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (18%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%) 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 Kandaghat - Bagetu208 people - Kot207 people - Dhayawla206 people - Sunkhi202 people - Ded201 people - Anji Sunaran198 people - Balangar197 people - Sair197 people [All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhench?173207 - How far is Bhench from Solan?52 km by road - What is the population of Bhench?201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhench in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhench?84.9% (Census 2011)