Bakan (79), Mehla
Bakan (79) is a village located in the Dharwala Tehsil of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The village falls in Mehla block and comes under Bakan Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Mandi parliament constituency and Bharmour assembly constituency.
As on August 2025, the current population of Bakan (79) is 1.1 thousands out of which 508 are males and rest 542 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1067 females per 1000 males. There are around 157 teenagers in Bakan (79). It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 602 persons can read and write. Total 118 people belonging to scheduled caste and 137 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 198 households in Bakan (79), which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 563. The pincode of Bakan (79) is 176311 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mehla Sub Post office
- Bandla Branch Post office
- Bakani Branch Post office
- Churi Branch Post office
- Janghi Branch Post office
Schools
Bakan (79) has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Senior Secondary School Mehla
- Govt. Senior Secondary School Lylh
- Govt. Senior Secondary School Sunara
- Govt. Senior Secondary School Bakani
- Govt. Senior Secondary School Guwan
Hospitals
Bakan (79) has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.