Village · Arki, Solan
# Phanwan Brahmana

Phanwan Brahmana is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173208. The 2011 Census counted 52 people in 10 households, the 225th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.
- 52 people (2011)
- 10 households
- 97.9% literacy
- 173208 PIN code

## Phanwan Brahmana PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Phanwan Brahmana is 173208. Phanwan Brahmana falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173208
- Community development block Kunihar
- Census village code 020066

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

## How far is Phanwan Brahmana from nearby towns?
- Arki (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Arki (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Phanwan Brahmana?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Phanwan Brahmana known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and barley. About 29% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Phanwan Brahmana

Of every 100 households in Phanwan Brahmana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 30 a car.

■ Phanwan Brahmana · ■ Arki rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 80% 81%
- No toilet (open defecation) 20% 18%
- Tap water 100% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 77%
- Use banking services 100% 80%
- Television 100% 82%
- Mobile phone 80% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 20% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 30% 8%
- None of these assets 0% 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 Phanwan Brahmana?

■ Phanwan Brahmana · ■ Arki rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 97.9% 85.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 942
- Working population 55.8% 60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 95.8% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 25 (86%) · ■ Other work 4 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Arki
- Samot 54 people
- Khangar 53 people
- Androli 52 people
- Lahtana Jeri 52 people
- Rizeri 52 people
- Barog 51 people
- Rau 51 people
- Chikanhada 50 people

All 325 villages in Arki

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Phanwan Brahmana? 173208
- How far is Phanwan Brahmana from Solan? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Phanwan Brahmana? 52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phanwan Brahmana in? Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Phanwan Brahmana? 97.9% (Census 2011)

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