# Dhelon-Barahan Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Dhelon-Barahan

Dhelon-Barahan is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **377 people in 69 households**, the 25th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 377people (2011)
- 69households
- 81.4%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Dhelon-Barahan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022728

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

## How far is Dhelon-Barahan from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)75 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)65 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 Dhelon-Barahan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhelon-Barahan; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaloh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Dhelon-Barahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 7% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhelon-Barahan

Of every 100 households in Dhelon-Barahan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dhelon-Barahan · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**22%

Tap water ****96%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**28%

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

**16%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****71%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhelon-Barahan?

■ Dhelon-Barahan · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**918

Working population ****36.3%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 72.4% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 108 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (20%)

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

- Majhgaon Shamlati391 people
- Kahan388 people
- Ghirad-Sandrhol381 people
- Tikri Pajerli378 people
- Khalog367 people
- Naina Chhadyar361 people
- Malhog Lal Tikkar353 people
- Chakali Mundar352 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhelon-Barahan?173024
- How far is Dhelon-Barahan from Nahan?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dhelon-Barahan?377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhelon-Barahan in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhelon-Barahan?81.4% (Census 2011)