# Karang Village, Rajgarh, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur 

# Karang

Karang is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173101**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 70 households**, the 41st largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 389people (2011)
- 70households
- 88.0%literacy
- 173101PIN code

## Karang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karang is 173101.** Karang falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173101
- Community development blockRajgarh
- Census village code022630

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

## How far is Karang from nearby towns?

- Rajgarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)110 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town)10 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 Karang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Didag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajgarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Karang known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and ginger**. About 12% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Karang

Of every 100 households in Karang in 2011, 93 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karang · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**43%

Tap water ****90%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****84%**

**75%

Television ****49%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Karang?

■ Karang · ■ Rajgarh rural average

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

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**926

Working population ****81.7%**

**71.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 83.8% for women. 82% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 211 (66%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 106 (33%)

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 Rajgarh

- Neri Kotli395 people
- Sargaon395 people
- Dhamandar394 people
- Dahan391 people
- Baraila385 people
- Nehar Pab383 people
- Ghotari381 people
- Chabiul Kharmanji372 people

[All 140 villages in Rajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karang?173101
- How far is Karang from Nahan?110 km by road
- What is the population of Karang?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karang in?Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karang?88.0% (Census 2011)