# Sulkhan Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Sulkhan

Sulkhan is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176045**. The 2011 Census counted **82 people in 21 households**, the 240th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 82people (2011)
- 21households
- 88.6%literacy
- 176045PIN code

## Sulkhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sulkhan is 176045.** Sulkhan falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176045
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017911

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

## How far is Sulkhan from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)19 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 Sulkhan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sulkhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhakera
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mundkhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhakera
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Sulkhan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 44% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sulkhan

Of every 100 households in Sulkhan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sulkhan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Sulkhan?

■ Sulkhan · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1485**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**907

Working population ****58.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 84.4% for women. 45% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (85%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (12%)

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

- Charjehari88 people
- Sangroh Khurd84 people
- Kot Chumdra82 people
- Phagduhi82 people
- Kanjwin77 people
- Kailvin76 people
- Kathog75 people
- Sarlog73 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sulkhan?176045
- How far is Sulkhan from Hamirpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sulkhan?82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sulkhan in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sulkhan?88.6% (Census 2011)