# Bhakungi Village, Ramshahr, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ramshahr, Solan 

# Bhakungi

Bhakungi is a village in Ramshahr sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173218**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 27 households**, the 105th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 119people (2011)
- 27households
- 91.1%literacy
- 173218PIN code

## Bhakungi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakungi is 173218.** Bhakungi falls in Ramshahr sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173218
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020701

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

## How far is Bhakungi from nearby towns?

- Ramshahr (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)55 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)45 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 Bhakungi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakungi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lun
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Diagl
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arki
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Digal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Bhakungi known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and ginger**. About 21% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Bhakungi

Of every 100 households in Bhakungi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhakungi · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**56%

Tap water ****56%**

**92%

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

**41%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**81%

Television ****85%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

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

**5%

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

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bhakungi?

■ Bhakungi · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**915

Working population ****89.1%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 85.5% for women. 90% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 38 (36%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 57 (54%)

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 Ramshahr

- Rampur122 people
- Gunah Khurd121 people
- Tunsu121 people
- Oda120 people
- Gunah Kalan118 people
- Johari117 people
- Punahla117 people
- Sai117 people

[All 241 villages in Ramshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/ramshahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakungi?173218
- How far is Bhakungi from Solan?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakungi?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakungi in?Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakungi?91.1% (Census 2011)