# Nihan Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Nihan

Nihan is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174028**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 54 households**, the 133rd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 222people (2011)
- 54households
- 84.3%literacy
- 174028PIN code

## Nihan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code174028
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019307

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?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)9 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 **maize and wheat**. About 29% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 74 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Nihan · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**79%

Use banking services ****67%**

**78%

Television ****80%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

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 Nihan?

■ Nihan · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**909

Working population ****83.8%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 78.4% for women. 84% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (19%) · **■** Marginal 149 (80%)

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 Jhanduta

- Baongri237 people
- Majher232 people
- Tihri230 people
- Soh229 people
- Jamoi220 people
- Karoh220 people
- Ghaniar219 people
- Dharoti218 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nihan?174028
- How far is Nihan from Bilaspur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Nihan?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihan in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nihan?84.3% (Census 2011)