# Nigal Village, Fatehpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Fatehpur, Kangra 

# Nigal

Nigal is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176025**. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 65 households**, the 54th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.

- 349people (2011)
- 65households
- 81.5%literacy
- 176025PIN code

## Nigal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nigal is 176025.** Nigal falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176025
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code008899

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

## How far is Nigal from nearby towns?

- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)111 km by road
- Nurpur (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 Nigal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nigal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhameta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 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 Nigal known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 17% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Nigal

Of every 100 households in Nigal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nigal · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**58%

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

**26%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****71%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**22%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Nigal?

■ Nigal · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**84.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**863

Working population ****36.4%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 76.6% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 116 (91%)

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 Fatehpur

- Paplah Khas378 people
- Bhadwara369 people
- Parol358 people
- Moch Jhikla352 people
- Ther Khas345 people
- Saroli331 people
- Jonat Kalan329 people
- Machhot321 people

[All 242 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/fatehpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nigal?176025
- How far is Nigal from Dharmsala?111 km by road
- What is the population of Nigal?349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigal in?Kangra district (Fatehpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nigal?81.5% (Census 2011)