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

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Village · Pangi, Chamba 

# Praghwal

Praghwal is a village in Pangi sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176323**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 87 households**, the 12th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 471people (2011)
- 87households
- 55.9%literacy
- 176323PIN code

## Praghwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176323
- Community development blockPangi
- Census village code006690

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

## How far is Praghwal from nearby towns?

- Kilar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)175 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)175 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 Praghwal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Praghwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kilad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Praghwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, barley and maize**. About 13% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Praghwal

Of every 100 households in Praghwal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Praghwal · ■ Pangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**25%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**85%

Use banking services ****91%**

**97%

Television ****70%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Praghwal?

■ Praghwal · ■ Pangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**913

Working population ****74.3%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 48.0% for women. 73% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (16%) · **■** Marginal 292 (83%)

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

- Jhalwas573 people
- Thandal546 people
- Purthi517 people
- Kawas516 people
- Kuthal456 people
- Seri446 people
- Thamoh433 people
- Chasak417 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Praghwal?176323
- How far is Praghwal from Chamba?175 km by road
- What is the population of Praghwal?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Praghwal in?Chamba district (Pangi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Praghwal?55.9% (Census 2011)