# Kathiawin Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Kathiawin

Kathiawin is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176044**. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 135 households**, the 42nd largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 559people (2011)
- 135households
- 85.1%literacy
- 176044PIN code

## Kathiawin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kathiawin is 176044.** Kathiawin falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176044
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017960

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

## How far is Kathiawin from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)35 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 Kathiawin?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kathiawin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mundkher
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Boranj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kathiawin known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 69% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kathiawin

Of every 100 households in Kathiawin in 2011, 97 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kathiawin · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**10%

Tap water ****81%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**67%

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

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****99%**

**94%

Television ****87%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

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

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kathiawin?

■ Kathiawin · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**907

Working population ****63.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 79.0% for women. 61% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 184 (52%) · **■** Household industry 30 (8%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 112 (32%)

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

- Tarkowari613 people
- Bhoranj Buhla593 people
- Parol566 people
- Jijwin560 people
- Samirpur537 people
- Dadu533 people
- Balokhar495 people
- Laliar463 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathiawin?176044
- How far is Kathiawin from Hamirpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kathiawin?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathiawin in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kathiawin?85.1% (Census 2011)