# Karganun Village, Rajgarh, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur 

# Karganun

Karganun is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173233**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 65 households**, the 54th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 343people (2011)
- 65households
- 92.5%literacy
- 173233PIN code

## Karganun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karganun is 173233.** Karganun falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173233
- Community development blockRajgarh
- Census village code022577

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

## How far is Karganun from nearby towns?

- Rajgarh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)116 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town)16 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 Karganun?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajgora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Karganun known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 37% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Karganun

Of every 100 households in Karganun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Karganun · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

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

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****76%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Karganun?

■ Karganun · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**926

Working population ****63.8%**

**71.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.4% for men and 85.1% for women. 62% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 202 (92%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%)

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

- Dhar Baghera354 people
- Ghil Pabiyana351 people
- Dhamla349 people
- Matiana344 people
- Dhanach Chukhriya342 people
- Juniyo Kanogta342 people
- Kunthal Pishog341 people
- Parya Hechar340 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karganun?173233
- How far is Karganun from Nahan?116 km by road
- What is the population of Karganun?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karganun in?Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karganun?92.5% (Census 2011)