Village · Nalagarh, Solan
# Bakruri

Bakruri is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 174011. The 2011 Census counted 28 people in 5 households, the 273rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.
- 28 people (2011)
- 5 households
- 86.4% literacy
- 174011 PIN code

## Bakruri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bakruri is 174011. Bakruri falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 174011
- Community development block Nalagarh
- Census village code 020727

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bakruri from nearby towns?
- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ) 52 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 152 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bakruri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bakruri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rachhoh
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Swar Ghat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bakruri known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 5% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bakruri

Of every 100 households in Bakruri in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Bakruri · ■ Nalagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 97%
- Toilet within the home 0% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 51%
- Tap water 80% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 40% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 66%
- Use banking services 100% 82%
- Television 40% 74%
- Mobile phone 80% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 32%
- Car / jeep / van 20% 11%
- None of these assets 20% 7%
- Own their home 100% 84%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bakruri?

■ Bakruri · ■ Nalagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.4% 77.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1800 894
- Working population 60.7% 50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 91.7% for women. 80% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 16 (94%) · ■ Marginal 1 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nalagarh
- Kusri 32 people
- Behli 30 people
- Ria 30 people
- Banal 29 people
- Bara 23 people
- Kalianpur 20 people
- Kharuni 15 people
- Sabhowal 14 people

All 302 villages in Nalagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bakruri? 174011
- How far is Bakruri from Solan? 152 km by road
- What is the population of Bakruri? 28 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakruri in? Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakruri? 86.4% (Census 2011)

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