Village · Baroh, Kangra # Akrana Akrana is a village in Baroh sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176055. The 2011 Census counted 202 people in 45 households, the 49th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%. - 202 people (2011) - 45 households - 80.4% literacy - 176055 PIN code ## Akrana PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Akrana is 176055. Akrana falls in Baroh sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176055 - Community development block Nagrota Bagwan - Census village code 010157 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Akrana from nearby towns? - Baroh (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 40 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Akrana? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Akrana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chadraun - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baroh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sarotari - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Akrana known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 27% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Akrana Of every 100 households in Akrana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Akrana · ■ Baroh rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 86% 69% - No toilet (open defecation) 14% 31% - Tap water 2% 76% - Drinking water within premises 2% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 70% - Use banking services 100% 97% - Television 56% 76% - Mobile phone 74% 69% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 10% - Car / jeep / van 2% 3% - None of these assets 14% 9% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Akrana? ■ Akrana · ■ Baroh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.4% 84.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1082 1079 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1091 900 - Working population 55.4% 52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.3% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 76 (68%) · ■ Other work 30 (27%) · ■ Marginal 6 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baroh - Ghan 210 people - Chaunkru 205 people - Kasetkar 205 people - Narial Kar 203 people - Garni 202 people - Surani 200 people - Dangehr 196 people - Gobar Nand 195 people All 169 villages in Baroh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akrana? 176055 - How far is Akrana from Dharmsala? 40 km by road - What is the population of Akrana? 202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akrana in? Kangra district (Baroh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Akrana? 80.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baroh/akrana/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.