# Bharwana Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Bharwana

Bharwana is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176103**. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 63 households**, the 247th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 281people (2011)
- 63households
- 87.8%literacy
- 176103PIN code

## Bharwana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bharwana is 176103.** Bharwana falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176103
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011821

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bharwana from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)43 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bharwana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bharwana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Awari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bharwana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 77% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bharwana

Of every 100 households in Bharwana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Bharwana · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**10%

Tap water ****90%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**45%

Use banking services ****96%**

**96%

Television ****76%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bharwana?

■ Bharwana · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**912

Working population ****23.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 79.9% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (71%) · **■** Marginal 14 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur

- Padhiar Khar286 people
- Nangnal284 people
- Jamula283 people
- Kharti282 people
- Ghaghru-Btahral278 people
- Rathan274 people
- Rarauta273 people
- Bheri271 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bharwana?176103
- How far is Bharwana from Dharmsala?43 km by road
- What is the population of Bharwana?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharwana in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharwana?87.8% (Census 2011)