# Bhodan Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Bhodan

Bhodan is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173222**. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 30 households**, the 91st largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 140people (2011)
- 30households
- 88.5%literacy
- 173222PIN code

## Bhodan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhodan is 173222.** Bhodan falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173222
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022312

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

## How far is Bhodan from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)28 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 Bhodan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhodan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lachhog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 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 Bhodan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pea**. About 15% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Bhodan

Of every 100 households in Bhodan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bhodan · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**18%

Tap water ****54%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**13%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Bhodan?

■ Bhodan · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****35.7%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 75.9% for women. 61% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (66%)

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

- Ghalai141 people
- Kakara141 people
- Shichra141 people
- Anji140 people
- Sanet139 people
- Tikri138 people
- Badhet137 people
- Chhob137 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhodan?173222
- How far is Bhodan from Solan?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhodan?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhodan in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhodan?88.5% (Census 2011)