# Charhun Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Charhun

Charhun is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177044**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 69 households**, the 68th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 311people (2011)
- 69households
- 89.8%literacy
- 177044PIN code

## Charhun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charhun is 177044.** Charhun falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177044
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016844

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

## How far is Charhun from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)8 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 Charhun?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Charhun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rail
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 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 Charhun known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 43% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Charhun

Of every 100 households in Charhun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Charhun · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**13%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**78%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****84%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Charhun?

■ Charhun · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**869

Working population ****74.3%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 82.9% for women. 69% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (22%) · **■** Marginal 121 (52%)

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 Nadaun

- Sandwan326 people
- Galol321 people
- Darbhial320 people
- Malankar312 people
- Jaraut309 people
- Dobbar Kalan304 people
- Fostey304 people
- Chaunki Churhana299 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charhun?177044
- How far is Charhun from Hamirpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Charhun?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charhun in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charhun?89.8% (Census 2011)