# Gharan Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Gharan

Gharan is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177021**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 54 households**, the 145th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 221people (2011)
- 54households
- 86.6%literacy
- 177021PIN code

## Gharan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharan is 177021.** Gharan falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177021
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017812

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

## How far is Gharan from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)27 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 Gharan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Darbiyar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darbiyar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Samirpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 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 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 Gharan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 61% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gharan

Of every 100 households in Gharan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gharan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****98%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gharan?

■ Gharan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1376**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2375**

**907

Working population ****70.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 79.8% for women. 71% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 72 (46%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 80 (52%)

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

- Chamyog231 people
- Naltu227 people
- Thathwin225 people
- Bhakreri224 people
- Duhak219 people
- Bharmoti218 people
- Tarhara218 people
- Godho217 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharan?177021
- How far is Gharan from Hamirpur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Gharan?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharan in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharan?86.6% (Census 2011)