# Lathwan Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Lathwan

Lathwan is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176043**. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 72 households**, the 103rd largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 295people (2011)
- 72households
- 88.5%literacy
- 176043PIN code

## Lathwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lathwan is 176043.** Lathwan falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176043
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017936

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

## How far is Lathwan from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)13 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 Lathwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lathwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanjain
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Lathwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 73% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lathwan

Of every 100 households in Lathwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lathwan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****92%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Lathwan?

■ Lathwan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1169**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**907

Working population ****43.4%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 82.6% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 50 (39%) · **■** Marginal 9 (7%)

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

- Dari302 people
- Dasmal296 people
- Jhakhyol296 people
- Dasmal295 people
- Chhaon289 people
- Kariali288 people
- Jaroh285 people
- Barthwan282 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lathwan?176043
- How far is Lathwan from Hamirpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Lathwan?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lathwan in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lathwan?88.5% (Census 2011)