# Kharahan Village, Renuka, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Renuka, Sirmaur 

# Kharahan

Kharahan is a village in Renuka sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173023**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 25 households**, the 68th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 161people (2011)
- 25households
- 65.8%literacy
- 173023PIN code

## Kharahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharahan is 173023.** Kharahan falls in Renuka sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173023
- Community development blockSangrah
- Census village code022978

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

## How far is Kharahan from nearby towns?

- Sangrah (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)90 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)90 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 Kharahan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Korge
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sangerh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sangrah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Kharahan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 16% of the 207 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 Kharahan

Of every 100 households in Kharahan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kharahan · ■ Renuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****96%**

**85%

Television ****58%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Kharahan?

■ Kharahan · ■ Renuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**974

Working population ****55.9%**

**59.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 58.7% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (37%) · **■** Other work 11 (12%) · **■** Marginal 46 (51%)

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 Renuka

- Ghalja216 people
- Thana Khegwa210 people
- Hiyon Nar182 people
- Nera Baga164 people
- Tuheri161 people
- Bhuiri148 people
- Devna134 people
- Thal Kaknola134 people

[All 74 villages in Renuka](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/renuka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharahan?173023
- How far is Kharahan from Nahan?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kharahan?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharahan in?Sirmaur district (Renuka sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharahan?65.8% (Census 2011)