# Pira Village, Dhira, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhira, Kangra 

# Pira

Pira is a village in Dhira sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176065**. The 2011 Census counted **335 people in 82 households**, the 16th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 335people (2011)
- 82households
- 84.1%literacy
- 176065PIN code

## Pira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pira is 176065.** Pira falls in Dhira sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176065
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011157

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

## How far is Pira from nearby towns?

- Dhira (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)42 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)18 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 Pira?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gadiara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Pira known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 25% of the 118 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 Pira

Of every 100 households in Pira in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pira · ■ Dhira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**53%

Use banking services ****99%**

**98%

Television ****62%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Pira?

■ Pira · ■ Dhira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1107

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**922

Working population ****37.9%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 75.2% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 32 (25%) · **■** Marginal 95 (75%)

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 Dhira

- Marhun Daroh390 people
- Nanwalkar367 people
- Bhadrol Buhla357 people
- Tang356 people
- Matehr318 people
- Jharet Jagian313 people
- Gadiara309 people
- Karner307 people

[All 115 villages in Dhira](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dhira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pira?176065
- How far is Pira from Dharmsala?42 km by road
- What is the population of Pira?335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pira in?Kangra district (Dhira sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pira?84.1% (Census 2011)