# Sarahan Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Sarahan

Sarahan is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 38 households**, the 84th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 187people (2011)
- 38households
- 97.6%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Sarahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarahan is 173001.** Sarahan falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023128

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?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Banethi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banethi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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
- 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 paddy**. About 33% of the 33 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, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarahan · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****79%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.6%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**902

Working population ****61.0%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.8% for men and 96.2% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 95 (83%) · **■** Other work 19 (17%)

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 Nahan

- Bhudara211 people
- Kangar Ghund204 people
- Khanda Sanwra199 people
- Kathla197 people
- Shilnu Kalas187 people
- Makkar Wali182 people
- Balsar179 people
- Sanvra Katal177 people

[All 137 villages in Nahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarahan?173001
- How far is Sarahan from Nahan?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sarahan?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarahan in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarahan?97.6% (Census 2011)