# Alampur Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Alampur

Alampur is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176082**. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 406 households**, the 2nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 1,682people (2011)
- 406households
- 90.9%literacy
- 176082PIN code

## Alampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alampur is 176082.** Alampur falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176082
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011348

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

## How far is Alampur from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)67 km by road
- Tira Sujanpur (nearest town)6 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 Alampur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Alampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sujanpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sujanpur Tira
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 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 Alampur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 29% of the 158 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 Alampur

Of every 100 households in Alampur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Alampur · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

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

**85%

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

**14%

Tap water ****99%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**51%

Use banking services ****97%**

**95%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Alampur?

■ Alampur · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**878

Working population ****63.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 86.3% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 270 (25%) · **■** Marginal 768 (72%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Harsi1,840 people
- Jaisinghpur1,531 people
- Kachhal Jagian1,188 people
- Lower Lamba Graon1,171 people
- Sanghol913 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alampur?176082
- How far is Alampur from Dharmsala?67 km by road
- What is the population of Alampur?1,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alampur in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Alampur?90.9% (Census 2011)
