# Taranu Village, Padhar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Padhar, Mandi 

# Taranu

Taranu is a village in Padhar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175005**. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 83 households**, the 23rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 453people (2011)
- 83households
- 67.4%literacy
- 175005PIN code

## Taranu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taranu is 175005.** Taranu falls in Padhar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175005
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013180

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

## How far is Taranu from nearby towns?

- Padhar (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)35 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)35 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 Taranu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Batheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Taranu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, wheat and barley**. About 30% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Taranu

Of every 100 households in Taranu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taranu · ■ Padhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**24%

Tap water ****99%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**36%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****41%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Taranu?

■ Taranu · ■ Padhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1452**

**937

Working population ****64.7%**

**69.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 55.7% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 118 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 159 (54%)

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 Padhar

- Nagrota505 people
- Lapas494 people
- Thuji478 people
- Lohra458 people
- Bari438 people
- Shingar431 people
- Maseran430 people
- Badi Bajgan423 people

[All 232 villages in Padhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/padhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taranu?175005
- How far is Taranu from Mandi?35 km by road
- What is the population of Taranu?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taranu in?Mandi district (Padhar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Taranu?67.4% (Census 2011)