# Sarahan Village, Nermand, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nermand, Kullu 

# Sarahan

Sarahan is a village in Nermand sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172023**. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 156 households**, the 26th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 679people (2011)
- 156households
- 75.4%literacy
- 172023PIN code

## Sarahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarahan is 172023.** Sarahan falls in Nermand sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172023
- Community development blockNirmand
- Census village code012960

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

## How far is Sarahan from nearby towns?

- Nermand (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Kullu (district HQ)210 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)46 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 Sarahan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Sarahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banipul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Racholi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Sarahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 75% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Sarahan

Of every 100 households in Sarahan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarahan · ■ Nermand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**46%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**42%

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

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**62%

Use banking services ****60%**

**89%

Television ****43%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Sarahan?

■ Sarahan · ■ Nermand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**1024

Working population ****66.7%**

**59.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 423 (93%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Nermand

- Nishani1,089 people
- Kasholi1,078 people
- Gadej877 people
- Bael696 people

[All 26 villages in Nermand](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/nermand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarahan?172023
- How far is Sarahan from Kullu?210 km by road
- What is the population of Sarahan?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarahan in?Kullu district (Nermand sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarahan?75.4% (Census 2011)
