# Sarahan Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Sarahan

Sarahan is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 69 households**, the 42nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 305people (2011)
- 69households
- 84.0%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Sarahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarahan is 172027.** Sarahan falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023824

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?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)121 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)42 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Sarahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 40% of the 151 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 Sarahan

Of every 100 households in Sarahan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarahan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**26%

Use banking services ****80%**

**87%

Television ****78%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**87%

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 · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**935

Working population ****51.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 74.8% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (15%) · **■** Marginal 132 (85%)

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 Kumharsain

- Kangal353 people
- Bharasa350 people
- Dhali340 people
- Shawat330 people
- Dethal303 people
- Aur298 people
- Madhawani292 people
- Talha292 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarahan?172027
- How far is Sarahan from Shimla?121 km by road
- What is the population of Sarahan?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarahan in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarahan?84.0% (Census 2011)