# Kharkan Village, Karsog, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Karsog, Mandi 

# Kharkan

Kharkan is a village in Karsog sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171304**. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 38 households**, the 179th largest of 464 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 186people (2011)
- 38households
- 84.3%literacy
- 171304PIN code

## Kharkan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharkan is 171304.** Kharkan falls in Karsog sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171304
- Community development blockKarsog
- Census village code015814

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

## How far is Kharkan from nearby towns?

- Karsog (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)157 km by road
- Seoni (nearest town)60 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 Kharkan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhankal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karsog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karsog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Kharkan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 42% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kharkan

Of every 100 households in Kharkan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kharkan · ■ Karsog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**22%

Tap water ****95%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**81%

Use banking services ****95%**

**93%

Television ****84%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Kharkan?

■ Kharkan · ■ Karsog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**944

Working population ****66.7%**

**58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 75.0% for women. 68% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (46%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Karsog

- Seri188 people
- Kelo Dhar187 people
- Chebar186 people
- Hiundi186 people
- D.P.F.Mandap185 people
- Sorshan181 people
- Sanohal179 people
- Kandha178 people

[All 534 villages in Karsog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/karsog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharkan?171304
- How far is Kharkan from Mandi?157 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkan?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkan in?Mandi district (Karsog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkan?84.3% (Census 2011)