# Kurang Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Kurang

Kurang is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176188**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 81 households**, the 112th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 265people (2011)
- 81households
- 81.4%literacy
- 176188PIN code

## Kurang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurang is 176188.** Kurang falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176188
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011978

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

## How far is Kurang from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)40 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 Kurang?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kurang; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chadiyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Kurang known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 75% of the 33 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 Kurang

Of every 100 households in Kurang in 2011, 99 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kurang · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**50%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****74%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kurang?

■ Kurang · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1387**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**904

Working population ****43.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 75.6% for women. 41% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 12 (10%) · **■** Other work 29 (25%) · **■** Marginal 45 (39%)

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 Baijnath

- Umrali281 people
- Janehar270 people
- Matial Kalan270 people
- Chadhiar Khas268 people
- Nain265 people
- Danin263 people
- Kothi262 people
- Biling261 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurang?176188
- How far is Kurang from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kurang?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurang in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurang?81.4% (Census 2011)