# Tangar Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Tangar

Tangar is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174311**. The 2011 Census counted **189 people in 44 households**, the 66th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 189people (2011)
- 44households
- 85.8%literacy
- 174311PIN code

## Tangar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tangar is 174311.** Tangar falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174311
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017650

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

## How far is Tangar from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)11 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 Tangar?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kulehra
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kulehra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Tangar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 31% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tangar

Of every 100 households in Tangar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tangar · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**54%

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

**23%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****65%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Tangar?

■ Tangar · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**885

Working population ****59.8%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 75.0% for women. 54% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 108 (96%)

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 Dhatwal

- Buthan Badgaroan200 people
- Balh Patialan198 people
- Bahl Thakru196 people
- Suglani192 people
- Bahal Nalochan184 people
- Baghed183 people
- Gharyani Darwari182 people
- Behal180 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tangar?174311
- How far is Tangar from Hamirpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Tangar?189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tangar in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tangar?85.8% (Census 2011)