# Khurahal Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Khurahal

Khurahal is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177024**. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 109 households**, the 60th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 432people (2011)
- 109households
- 83.1%literacy
- 177024PIN code

## Khurahal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177024
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code018015

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

## How far is Khurahal from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)12 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 Khurahal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khurahal; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Anyawin
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bharedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 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 Khurahal known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 41% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Khurahal

Of every 100 households in Khurahal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khurahal · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**10%

Tap water ****84%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****88%**

**94%

Television ****86%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

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

**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 Khurahal?

■ Khurahal · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1171**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**907

Working population ****31.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 77.2% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (12%) · **■** Other work 81 (59%) · **■** Marginal 40 (29%)

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

- Kahrwin442 people
- Tikari Gharalan436 people
- Deog434 people
- Diahlari432 people
- Tooh421 people
- Rahwin416 people
- Dhanwan408 people
- Joh397 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khurahal?177024
- How far is Khurahal from Hamirpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Khurahal?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurahal in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khurahal?83.1% (Census 2011)