# Nihan Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Nihan

Nihan is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174003**. The 2011 Census counted **75 people in 16 households**, the 201st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 75people (2011)
- 16households
- 84.8%literacy
- 174003PIN code

## Nihan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nihan is 174003.** Nihan falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174003
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code019028

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

## How far is Nihan from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)20 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 Nihan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nihan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhareri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhareri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Nihan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 52% of the 13 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 Nihan

Of every 100 households in Nihan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nihan · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**20%

Tap water ****88%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****69%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nihan?

■ Nihan · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1206**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**873

Working population ****74.7%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 83.8% for women. 74% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (11%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 48 (86%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Sanaur91 people
- Gehra87 people
- Maloh85 people
- Jamlag82 people
- Bharol63 people
- Thandori62 people
- Tihri57 people
- Darola50 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nihan?174003
- How far is Nihan from Bilaspur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Nihan?75 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihan in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nihan?84.8% (Census 2011)