# Sarcha Village, Nihri, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# Sarcha

Sarcha is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175046**. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 58 households**, the 37th largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 325people (2011)
- 58households
- 76.2%literacy
- 175046PIN code

## Sarcha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarcha is 175046.** Sarcha falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175046
- Community development blockKarsog
- Census village code015676

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

## How far is Sarcha from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)92 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)70 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 Sarcha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Preshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karsog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karsog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Sarcha known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 28% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sarcha

Of every 100 households in Sarcha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarcha · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**48%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**70%

Television ****59%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sarcha?

■ Sarcha · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**964

Working population ****75.7%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 79% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 239 (97%)

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 Nihri

- Anushi335 people
- Chalog334 people
- Tikkar331 people
- Jachh326 people
- D.P.F.Bhun313 people
- Shalog312 people
- Chiral302 people
- Barnog300 people

[All 274 villages in Nihri](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/nihri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarcha?175046
- How far is Sarcha from Mandi?92 km by road
- What is the population of Sarcha?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarcha in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarcha?76.2% (Census 2011)