# Kharinghan Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Kharinghan

Kharinghan is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177024**. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 26 households**, the 219th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 111people (2011)
- 26households
- 90.0%literacy
- 177024PIN code

## Kharinghan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharinghan is 177024.** Kharinghan falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177024
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code018036

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

## How far is Kharinghan from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)10 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 Kharinghan?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Paplah
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paplah
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhoranj
- ○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 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 Kharinghan known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 62% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kharinghan

Of every 100 households in Kharinghan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kharinghan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****84%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Kharinghan?

■ Kharinghan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**907

Working population ****47.7%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 82.7% for women. 45% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (8%) · **■** Other work 8 (15%) · **■** Marginal 41 (77%)

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

- Badiana Lawaniyan113 people
- Bharthyani111 people
- Dhasman111 people
- Kandio111 people
- Jhamber Upperla110 people
- Larhana107 people
- Namlakh106 people
- Buthwin Padian105 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharinghan?177024
- How far is Kharinghan from Hamirpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kharinghan?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharinghan in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharinghan?90.0% (Census 2011)