# Dharaun Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Dharaun

Dharaun is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177025**. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 78 households**, the 87th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 340people (2011)
- 78households
- 89.3%literacy
- 177025PIN code

## Dharaun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dharaun is 177025.** Dharaun falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177025
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017823

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

## How far is Dharaun from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)25 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 Dharaun?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dharaun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagwara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Boranj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Dharaun known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 65% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Dharaun

Of every 100 households in Dharaun in 2011, 97 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dharaun · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**90%

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

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**70%

Use banking services ****94%**

**94%

Television ****87%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Dharaun?

■ Dharaun · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**907

Working population ****39.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 83.1% for women. 34% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 94 (71%) · **■** Other work 32 (24%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%)

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

- Jamli Palasi347 people
- Palpal345 people
- Kanjian343 people
- Tikkar Upperla342 people
- Nagrota333 people
- Jhandwin Brahmana327 people
- Rutawani324 people
- Gugehri321 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dharaun?177025
- How far is Dharaun from Hamirpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dharaun?340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharaun in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharaun?89.3% (Census 2011)