# Burang Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Burang

Burang is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 33 households**, the 51st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 150people (2011)
- 33households
- 88.4%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Burang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Burang is 172115.** Burang falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027084

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

## How far is Burang from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)87 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)62 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 Burang?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hurba
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Burang known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and pulses**. Products made here include woolen clothes. About 4% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Burang

Of every 100 households in Burang in 2011, 11 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Burang · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**39%

Use banking services ****46%**

**90%

Television ****14%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**11%

None of these assets ****49%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**69%

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 Burang?

■ Burang · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****271**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**941

Working population ****96.7%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 80.6% for women. 97% of men and 97% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (60%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 25 (17%)

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 Nichar

- Kachrang160 people
- Gharshu155 people
- Solding155 people
- Burcha151 people
- Baro149 people
- Baiyee136 people
- Hurba121 people
- Ralpa118 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burang?172115
- How far is Burang from Reckong Peo?87 km by road
- What is the population of Burang?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burang in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Burang?88.4% (Census 2011)