Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur # Jhangan Jhangan is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173101. The 2011 Census counted 258 people in 48 households, the 90th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 258 people (2011) - 48 households - 87.4% literacy - 173101 PIN code ## Jhangan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhangan is 173101. Jhangan falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173101 - Community development block Rajgarh - Census village code 022643 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhangan from nearby towns? - Rajgarh (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 119 km by road - Rajgarh (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhangan? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Jhangan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Didag - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Solan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajgarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhangan known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and ginger. About 9% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhangan Of every 100 households in Jhangan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Jhangan · ■ Rajgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 95% - Toilet within the home 76% 56% - No toilet (open defecation) 24% 43% - Tap water 80% 80% - Drinking water within premises 22% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 81% - Use banking services 91% 75% - Television 50% 66% - Mobile phone 85% 80% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 6% - Car / jeep / van 4% 6% - None of these assets 4% 8% - Own their home 98% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhangan? ■ Jhangan · ■ Rajgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.4% 86.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 946 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 926 - Working population 79.8% 71.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 81.3% for women. 81% of men and 78% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 143 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 12 (6%) · ■ Marginal 46 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajgarh - Jola 266 people - Madhera Kawaga 262 people - Dhar Pajera 260 people - Bhanat 258 people - Mewag Jon 250 people - Chandol 248 people - Kotla Bangi 248 people - Ulakh Katoga 245 people All 140 villages in Rajgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhangan? 173101 - How far is Jhangan from Nahan? 119 km by road - What is the population of Jhangan? 258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhangan in? Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhangan? 87.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/jhangan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.