# Kawas Village, Pangi, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pangi, Chamba 

# Kawas

Kawas is a village in Pangi sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176323**. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 108 households**, the 11th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 516people (2011)
- 108households
- 72.1%literacy
- 176323PIN code

## Kawas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kawas is 176323.** Kawas falls in Pangi sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176323
- Community development blockPangi
- Census village code006689

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

## How far is Kawas from nearby towns?

- Kilar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)170 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)170 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 Kawas?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kilad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kilad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kawas known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 29% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Kawas

Of every 100 households in Kawas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kawas · ■ Pangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**25%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****74%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Kawas?

■ Kawas · ■ Pangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**913

Working population ****57.8%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 73 (24%) · **■** Marginal 225 (76%)

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 Pangi

- Sach608 people
- Jhalwas573 people
- Thandal546 people
- Purthi517 people
- Praghwal471 people
- Kuthal456 people
- Seri446 people
- Thamoh433 people

[All 106 villages in Pangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/pangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kawas?176323
- How far is Kawas from Chamba?170 km by road
- What is the population of Kawas?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawas in?Chamba district (Pangi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kawas?72.1% (Census 2011)