# Bherun Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Kangra 

# Bherun

Bherun is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176205**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 101 households**, the 52nd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 471people (2011)
- 101households
- 82.0%literacy
- 176205PIN code

## Bherun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bherun is 176205.** Bherun falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176205
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009433

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

## How far is Bherun from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)26 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)22 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 Bherun?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bherun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rait
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhatri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Bherun known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 27% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Bherun

Of every 100 households in Bherun in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bherun · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**51%

Tap water ****94%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**50%

Use banking services ****82%**

**94%

Television ****82%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Bherun?

■ Bherun · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**911

Working population ****55.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 75.4% for women. 51% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (13%) · **■** Marginal 226 (86%)

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 Shahpur

- Jhikli Ansuhi484 people
- Jhular482 people
- Dadroli480 people
- Tundu475 people
- Thamba450 people
- Lanjot436 people
- Ketlu Rajol425 people
- Uparla Bhaniar421 people

[All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bherun?176205
- How far is Bherun from Dharmsala?26 km by road
- What is the population of Bherun?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bherun in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bherun?82.0% (Census 2011)