# Keran Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Keran

Keran is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174401**. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 55 households**, the 109th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 242people (2011)
- 55households
- 85.3%literacy
- 174401PIN code

## Keran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keran is 174401.** Keran falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174401
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014318

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

## How far is Keran from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)27 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)3 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 Keran?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Keran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sundarnagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Keran known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 35% of the 88 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 Keran

Of every 100 households in Keran in 2011, 98 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Keran · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

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

**23%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****93%**

**87%

Television ****86%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**7%

None of these assets ****0%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Keran?

■ Keran · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****17.4%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 78.0% for women. 31% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (64%) · **■** Marginal 12 (29%)

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 Sundarnagar

- Bahlag254 people
- Bahli252 people
- Bodhal247 people
- Dhar247 people
- Phagwao240 people
- Bagain237 people
- Kiargi228 people
- Hafwana225 people

[All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keran?174401
- How far is Keran from Mandi?27 km by road
- What is the population of Keran?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keran in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Keran?85.3% (Census 2011)