Village · Dhira, Kangra
# Marhun Daroh

Marhun Daroh is a village in Dhira sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176084. The 2011 Census counted 390 people in 90 households, the 12th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.
- 390 people (2011)
- 90 households
- 92.2% literacy
- 176084 PIN code

## Marhun Daroh PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marhun Daroh is 176084. Marhun Daroh falls in Dhira sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176084
- Community development block Sulah
- Census village code 011245

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Marhun Daroh from nearby towns?
- Dhira (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 49 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Marhun Daroh?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Marhun Daroh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank 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 5–10 km · Daroh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palampur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Marhun Daroh known for?

The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 57% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Marhun Daroh

Of every 100 households in Marhun Daroh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Marhun Daroh · ■ Dhira rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 99% 85%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 14%
- Tap water 97% 91%
- Drinking water within premises 68% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 50% 46%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 53%
- Use banking services 100% 98%
- Television 87% 85%
- Mobile phone 87% 77%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 6%
- None of these assets 2% 6%
- Own their home 97% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Marhun Daroh?

■ Marhun Daroh · ■ Dhira rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.2% 86.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 1107
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 922
- Working population 43.6% 42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 86.1% for women. 45% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 71 (42%) · ■ Marginal 97 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhira
- Balota Khas 487 people
- Bhangali 446 people
- Suri 412 people
- Panjial 410 people
- Nanwalkar 367 people
- Bhadrol Buhla 357 people
- Tang 356 people
- Pira 335 people

All 115 villages in Dhira

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marhun Daroh? 176084
- How far is Marhun Daroh from Dharmsala? 49 km by road
- What is the population of Marhun Daroh? 390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhun Daroh in? Kangra district (Dhira sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marhun Daroh? 92.2% (Census 2011)

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