# Bharana Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Bharana

Bharana is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 67 households**, the 74th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 303people (2011)
- 67households
- 85.9%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Bharana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bharana is 171212.** Bharana falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024912

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

## How far is Bharana from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)68 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)34 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 Bharana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadaha Kufri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 Bharana known for?

The main crops are **pea, vegetable and apple**. About 41% of the 97 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 Bharana

Of every 100 households in Bharana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bharana · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**47%

Tap water ****12%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**51%

Use banking services ****71%**

**75%

Television ****79%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**88%

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 Bharana?

■ Bharana · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**908

Working population ****58.7%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 77.2% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 106 (60%) · **■** Other work 29 (16%) · **■** Marginal 43 (24%)

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 Theog

- Kilra309 people
- Dodra307 people
- Dhelogar305 people
- Bachhlon304 people
- Raog302 people
- Nalia301 people
- Kaljer300 people
- Kachhi296 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bharana?171212
- How far is Bharana from Shimla?68 km by road
- What is the population of Bharana?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharana in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharana?85.9% (Census 2011)