# Namlakh Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Namlakh

Namlakh is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177024**. The 2011 Census counted **106 people in 31 households**, the 222nd largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 106people (2011)
- 31households
- 84.8%literacy
- 177024PIN code

## Namlakh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177024
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code018041

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

## How far is Namlakh from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)34 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 Namlakh?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Namlakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jaroh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhareri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ 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 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 Namlakh known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 49% of the 26 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 Namlakh

Of every 100 households in Namlakh in 2011, 87 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Namlakh · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**10%

Tap water ****90%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**70%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****94%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**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 Namlakh?

■ Namlakh · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1147

Working population ****18.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 77.4% for women. 36% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 8 (40%) · **■** Marginal 12 (60%)

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

- Kandio111 people
- Kharinghan111 people
- Jhamber Upperla110 people
- Larhana107 people
- Buthwin Padian105 people
- Thuthwani Brahmna105 people
- Damoi104 people
- Chanderwar99 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Namlakh?177024
- How far is Namlakh from Hamirpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Namlakh?106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namlakh in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Namlakh?84.8% (Census 2011)