# Kharanji Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Kharanji

Kharanji is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **59 people in 12 households**, the 186th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 59people (2011)
- 12households
- 80.8%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Kharanji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharanji is 173217.** Kharanji falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022491

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

## How far is Kharanji from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)19 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)19 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 Kharanji?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kharanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhurian
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chail
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kharanji known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 11% of the 75 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 Kharanji

Of every 100 households in Kharanji in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kharanji · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

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

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****83%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**13%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**80%

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 Kharanji?

■ Kharanji · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1269**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**917

Working population ****81.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 88% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (40%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 27 (56%)

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 Kandaghat

- Tikar64 people
- Mashru62 people
- Bandraun61 people
- Dhar Ki Ser59 people
- Mehli59 people
- Gadhog58 people
- Nataila58 people
- Hiwan Kalan57 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharanji?173217
- How far is Kharanji from Solan?19 km by road
- What is the population of Kharanji?59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharanji in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharanji?80.8% (Census 2011)