# Bhiwan Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Bhiwan

Bhiwan is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173206**. The 2011 Census counted **23 people in 5 households**, the 192nd largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 23people (2011)
- 5households
- 80.0%literacy
- 173206PIN code

## Bhiwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhiwan is 173206.** Bhiwan falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173206
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021328

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

## How far is Bhiwan from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)38 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 Bhiwan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Bhiwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhayaan
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Subathu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Bhiwan known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 7% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Bhiwan

Of every 100 households in Bhiwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhiwan · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**28%

Tap water ****75%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****100%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

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

**5%

Own their home ****75%**

**94%

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 Bhiwan?

■ Bhiwan · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**907

Working population ****73.9%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 73% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (12%) · **■** Other work 2 (12%) · **■** Marginal 4 (24%)

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 Krishangarh

- Dhab25 people
- Dhar25 people
- Dhartu25 people
- Darat24 people
- Daghota23 people
- Jangal Kansal23 people
- Sunani23 people
- Malhari21 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhiwan?173206
- How far is Bhiwan from Solan?57 km by road
- What is the population of Bhiwan?23 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhiwan in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhiwan?80.0% (Census 2011)