Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Bharhun Bharhun is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176056. The 2011 Census counted 527 people in 115 households, the 48th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 527 people (2011) - 115 households - 85.1% literacy - 176056 PIN code ## Bharhun PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bharhun is 176056. Bharhun falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176056 - Community development block Nagrota Bagwan - Census village code 009860 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bharhun from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 21 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bharhun? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bharhun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre 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 - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Samloti - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 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 - 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 Bharhun known for? The main crops are wheat. About 33% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bharhun Of every 100 households in Bharhun in 2011, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bharhun · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 98% - Toilet within the home 96% 67% - No toilet (open defecation) 4% 33% - Tap water 99% 88% - Drinking water within premises 55% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 54% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 45% - Use banking services 100% 97% - Television 68% 81% - Mobile phone 22% 67% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 2% 18% - Car / jeep / van 1% 5% - None of these assets 20% 8% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bharhun? ■ Bharhun · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.1% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 926 - Working population 61.3% 51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 77.5% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (3%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 65 (20%) · ■ Marginal 246 (76%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nagrota Bagwan - Khas Thana 593 people - Och 559 people - Dholai 558 people - Jugleta 539 people - Bhedi 527 people - Sutrehr 522 people - Chhanwar 508 people - Dhar 496 people All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bharhun? 176056 - How far is Bharhun from Dharmsala? 21 km by road - What is the population of Bharhun? 527 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bharhun in? Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bharhun? 85.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/bharhun/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.