Village · Baijnath, Kangra # Kharanal Kharanal is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176115. The 2011 Census counted 660 people in 158 households, the 46th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%. - 660 people (2011) - 158 households - 86.5% literacy - 176115 PIN code ## Kharanal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kharanal is 176115. Kharanal falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176115 - Community development block Baijnath - Census village code 011903 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharanal from nearby towns? - Baijnath (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 52 km by road - Palampur (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharanal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharanal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Paprola - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Baijnath - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palampur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharanal known for? The main crops are wheat. About 28% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharanal Of every 100 households in Kharanal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kharanal · ■ Baijnath rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 98% 84% - No toilet (open defecation) 2% 15% - Tap water 100% 97% - Drinking water within premises 95% 61% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 50% - Use banking services 100% 94% - Television 92% 83% - Mobile phone 79% 77% - Computer with internet 7% 2% - Two-wheeler 13% 16% - Car / jeep / van 7% 7% - None of these assets 6% 6% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharanal? ■ Kharanal · ■ Baijnath rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.5% 83.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 828 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 688 904 - Working population 79.2% 43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 80.1% for women. 75% of men and 84% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 502 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baijnath - Pandtehr 696 people - Pandtehr 688 people - Sitala Devi 675 people - Salehra 673 people - Patahar 659 people - Hareher 657 people - Mandhol 654 people - Kunsal Buhli 639 people All 204 villages in Baijnath ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharanal? 176115 - How far is Kharanal from Dharmsala? 52 km by road - What is the population of Kharanal? 660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharanal in? Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kharanal? 86.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/kharanal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.