Village · Arki, Solan
# Brahmanan

Brahmanan is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173221. The 2011 Census counted 102 people in 20 households, the 162nd largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.
- 102 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 76.1% literacy
- 173221 PIN code

## Brahmanan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Brahmanan is 173221. Brahmanan falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173221
- Community development block Kunihar
- Census village code 020175

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Brahmanan from nearby towns?
- Arki (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 72 km by road
- Arki (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Brahmanan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Brahmanan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Balera
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Batal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arki
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated 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 Brahmanan known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and tomato. About 58% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Brahmanan

Of every 100 households in Brahmanan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Brahmanan · ■ Arki rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 80% 81%
- No toilet (open defecation) 20% 18%
- Tap water 60% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77%
- Use banking services 55% 80%
- Television 90% 82%
- Mobile phone 65% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 8%
- None of these assets 5% 6%
- Own their home 100% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Brahmanan?

■ Brahmanan · ■ Arki rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.1% 85.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1217 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2500 942
- Working population 66.7% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 63.0% for women. 72% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (38%) · ■ Other work 4 (6%) · ■ Marginal 38 (56%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Arki
- Kallar 107 people
- Nanog 107 people
- Nanto 107 people
- Bangora 104 people
- Gaonra 102 people
- Mandhoti 102 people
- Ner 102 people
- Kotla 101 people

All 325 villages in Arki

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Brahmanan? 173221
- How far is Brahmanan from Solan? 72 km by road
- What is the population of Brahmanan? 102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahmanan in? Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Brahmanan? 76.1% (Census 2011)

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