# Lapharan Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Lapharan

Lapharan is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176049**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 49 households**, the 46th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 258people (2011)
- 49households
- 87.2%literacy
- 176049PIN code

## Lapharan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lapharan is 176049.** Lapharan falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176049
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017752

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

## How far is Lapharan from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)28 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 Lapharan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Lapharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jamli
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maharal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Lapharan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and rajmah**. About 51% of the 66 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 Lapharan

Of every 100 households in Lapharan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Lapharan · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**82%

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

**17%

Tap water ****86%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**77%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****96%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Lapharan?

■ Lapharan · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1243**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**885

Working population ****55.0%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 84.2% for women. 48% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 133 (94%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%)

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 Dhatwal

- Ambota289 people
- Ghamarwin284 people
- Baroti281 people
- Dugyar262 people
- Karha253 people
- Bhahal Arjun247 people
- Nandal242 people
- Batlahu238 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lapharan?176049
- How far is Lapharan from Hamirpur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Lapharan?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lapharan in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lapharan?87.2% (Census 2011)