# Charani Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Charani

Charani is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **27 people in 6 households**, the 257th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 27people (2011)
- 6households
- 88.0%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Charani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charani is 173024.** Charani falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022801

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

## How far is Charani from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)50 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)50 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 Charani?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Naina Tikar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naina Tikar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Charani known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 4% of the 69 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 Charani

Of every 100 households in Charani in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charani · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**81%

Use banking services ****83%**

**90%

Television ****83%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

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

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Charani?

■ Charani · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****77.8%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 85.7% for women. 67% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (71%) · **■** Other work 3 (14%) · **■** Marginal 3 (14%)

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 Pachhad

- Banaha Dhini31 people
- Bayunhat31 people
- Dabar29 people
- Khal28 people
- Chhapang27 people
- Nahar Dhar25 people
- Gunja Rapoot23 people
- Chabyulta18 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charani?173024
- How far is Charani from Nahan?50 km by road
- What is the population of Charani?27 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charani in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charani?88.0% (Census 2011)