# Karwen Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Karwen

Karwen is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174304**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 39 households**, the 116th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 179people (2011)
- 39households
- 91.4%literacy
- 174304PIN code

## Karwen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karwen is 174304.** Karwen falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174304
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017521

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

## How far is Karwen from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)16 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 Karwen?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Karwen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, covered wells 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 Karwen known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 43% of the 30 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 Karwen

Of every 100 households in Karwen in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Karwen · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**12%

Tap water ****87%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**61%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****90%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Karwen?

■ Karwen · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2200**

**874

Working population ****62.6%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.8% for men and 84.0% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (27%) · **■** Marginal 79 (71%)

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 Barsar

- Galoh185 people
- Mansui Jhikli185 people
- Kowa184 people
- Samela183 people
- Thamani Manjhli177 people
- Dhakoa176 people
- Kusar175 people
- Techh175 people

[All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karwen?174304
- How far is Karwen from Hamirpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Karwen?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karwen in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karwen?91.4% (Census 2011)