# Bhatka Gaon Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Bhatka Gaon

Bhatka Gaon is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 13 households**, the 197th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 52people (2011)
- 13households
- 90.7%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Bhatka Gaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhatka Gaon is 173209.** Bhatka Gaon falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021556

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

## How far is Bhatka Gaon from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Parwanoo (nearest town)15 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 Bhatka Gaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatka Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gahi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Bhatka Gaon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 22% of the 19 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 Bhatka Gaon

Of every 100 households in Bhatka Gaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhatka Gaon · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****67%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****44%**

**60%

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 Bhatka Gaon?

■ Bhatka Gaon · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**907

Working population ****32.7%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 2 (12%) · **■** Other work 15 (88%)

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 Kasauli

- Shai54 people
- Basawal53 people
- Sadiyana53 people
- Sanohol53 people
- Gharti Khurd51 people
- Nalhari51 people
- Tipra50 people
- Batoli Khurd49 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhatka Gaon?173209
- How far is Bhatka Gaon from Solan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatka Gaon?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatka Gaon in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatka Gaon?90.7% (Census 2011)