# Nihara Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Nihara

Nihara is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176096**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 35 households**, the 165th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 118people (2011)
- 35households
- 82.2%literacy
- 176096PIN code

## Nihara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nihara is 176096.** Nihara falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176096
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011379

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

## How far is Nihara from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)75 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)44 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 Nihara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nihara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Drup Kayara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Drup Kayara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lambagaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Nihara known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 31% of the 37 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 Nihara

Of every 100 households in Nihara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nihara · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**14%

Tap water ****97%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**51%

Use banking services ****86%**

**95%

Television ****69%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Nihara?

■ Nihara · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1408**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**878

Working population ****65.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 76.2% for women. 61% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (17%) · **■** Marginal 64 (83%)

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

- Sai121 people
- Santal120 people
- Kharjar119 people
- Bakarag118 people
- Dhar Darumka Khurd116 people
- Sandroa115 people
- Guga113 people
- Tina Jamaitar112 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nihara?176096
- How far is Nihara from Dharmsala?75 km by road
- What is the population of Nihara?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihara in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nihara?82.2% (Census 2011)