# Thorahan Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Thorahan

Thorahan is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174310**. The 2011 Census counted **200 people in 46 households**, the 143rd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 200people (2011)
- 46households
- 77.8%literacy
- 174310PIN code

## Thorahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thorahan is 174310.** Thorahan falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174310
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019491

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

## How far is Thorahan from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)4 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 Thorahan?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Thorahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Thorahan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 25% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Thorahan

Of every 100 households in Thorahan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thorahan · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**34%

Tap water ****96%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**79%

Use banking services ****64%**

**78%

Television ****70%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**12%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Thorahan?

■ Thorahan · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**909

Working population ****71.0%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 72.3% for women. 74% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (32%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%)

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

- Dafer210 people
- Joaha207 people
- Sandru205 people
- Piaungli202 people
- Riana199 people
- Jhareri197 people
- Daroh196 people
- Musahan195 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thorahan?174310
- How far is Thorahan from Bilaspur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Thorahan?200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thorahan in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thorahan?77.8% (Census 2011)
