# Bhuana Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Bhuana

Bhuana is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177601**. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 28 households**, the 229th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 96people (2011)
- 28households
- 86.7%literacy
- 177601PIN code

## Bhuana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhuana is 177601.** Bhuana falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177601
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017786

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

## How far is Bhuana from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)24 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 Bhuana?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Samirpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Samirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Bhuana known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 41% of the 48 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 Bhuana

Of every 100 households in Bhuana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhuana · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

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

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****93%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Bhuana?

■ Bhuana · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1233**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**907

Working population ****59.4%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 78.4% for women. 51% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (18%) · **■** Other work 20 (35%) · **■** Marginal 16 (28%)

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 Bhoranj

- Damoi104 people
- Chanderwar99 people
- Gujrehra98 people
- Khatnal97 people
- Lakhahu95 people
- Basi Hazaman94 people
- Majho93 people
- Naroh93 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhuana?177601
- How far is Bhuana from Hamirpur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bhuana?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuana in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuana?86.7% (Census 2011)