# Baraghu Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Baraghu

Baraghu is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173233**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 20 households**, the 62nd largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 117people (2011)
- 20households
- 75.3%literacy
- 173233PIN code

## Baraghu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baraghu is 173233.** Baraghu falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173233
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021356

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

## How far is Baraghu from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)54 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)38 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 Baraghu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Baraghu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bariyan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Baraghu known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 14% of the 87 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 Baraghu

Of every 100 households in Baraghu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baraghu · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**28%

Tap water ****50%**

**78%

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

**37%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****90%**

**81%

Television ****50%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Baraghu?

■ Baraghu · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**907

Working population ****76.1%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 77% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (37%) · **■** Other work 8 (9%) · **■** Marginal 48 (54%)

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 Krishangarh

- Nehar123 people
- Kunjyara122 people
- Baniara120 people
- Partappur118 people
- Daulah116 people
- Panjli115 people
- Chiali Nali113 people
- Dhangri Ki Ser113 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baraghu?173233
- How far is Baraghu from Solan?54 km by road
- What is the population of Baraghu?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraghu in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baraghu?75.3% (Census 2011)