# Marhana Village, Bharari, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bharari, Bilaspur 

# Marhana

Marhana is a village in Bharari sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174028**. The 2011 Census counted **2,375 people in 522 households**, the 4th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.

- 2,375people (2011)
- 522households
- 86.5%literacy
- 174028PIN code

## Marhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marhana is 174028.** Marhana falls in Bharari sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174028
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code019154

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

## How far is Marhana from nearby towns?

- Bharari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)18 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 Marhana?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Marhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Marhana known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 50% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Marhana

Of every 100 households in Marhana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Marhana · ■ Bharari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**16%

Tap water ****95%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****95%**

**93%

Television ****86%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Marhana?

■ Marhana · ■ Bharari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**936

Working population ****57.6%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 81.4% for women. 51% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 546 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 291 (21%) · **■** Marginal 508 (37%)

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 Bharari

- Hatwar3,821 people
- Lehri Sarail2,639 people
- Barota2,456 people
- Kot2,161 people
- Bam1,981 people
- Pantera1,533 people
- Bhapral1,444 people

[All 102 villages in Bharari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bharari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marhana?174028
- How far is Marhana from Bilaspur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Marhana?2,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhana in?Bilaspur district (Bharari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marhana?86.5% (Census 2011)