Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra
# Bhorana

Bhorana is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176047. The 2011 Census counted 58 people in 14 households, the 142nd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.
- 58 people (2011)
- 14 households
- 72.5% literacy
- 176047 PIN code

## Bhorana PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhorana is 176047. Bhorana falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176047
- Community development block Nagrota Bagwan
- Census village code 009888

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

## How far is Bhorana from nearby towns?
- Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 29 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bhorana?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Bhorana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Batlehr
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Guglehr
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sarogi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ 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 10+ 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 Bhorana known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 17% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhorana

Of every 100 households in Bhorana in 2011, 93 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhorana · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 98%
- Toilet within the home 36% 67%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 33%
- Tap water 36% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 54%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 45%
- Use banking services 21% 97%
- Television 86% 81%
- Mobile phone 71% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 7% 8%
- Own their home 100% 96%

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

## What is the population of Bhorana?

■ Bhorana · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.5% 85.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1071 1009
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 926
- Working population 55.2% 51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (34%) · ■ Other work 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 20 (62%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nagrota Bagwan
- Dharri 69 people
- Bhadrehr 66 people
- Thamba 64 people
- Simbal Lahr 60 people
- Chakban Baldhar 57 people
- Dol 51 people
- Ghurial Kar 49 people
- Lahar Kangota 49 people

All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan

## Other places named Bhorana
- Bhorana · Village, Shivpuri, Shivpuri · 756 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhorana? 176047
- How far is Bhorana from Dharmsala? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Bhorana? 58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhorana in? Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhorana? 72.5% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/bhorana/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.
