# Santal Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Santal

Santal is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176073**. The 2011 Census counted **120 people in 31 households**, the 162nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 120people (2011)
- 31households
- 84.7%literacy
- 176073PIN code

## Santal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Santal is 176073.** Santal falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176073
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011304

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

## How far is Santal from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)34 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 Santal?

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

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Paplah
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paplah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shiv Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kangra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Santal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 24% of the 73 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 Santal

Of every 100 households in Santal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Santal · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**14%

Tap water ****93%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**51%

Use banking services ****77%**

**95%

Television ****63%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Santal?

■ Santal · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1264**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**878

Working population ****23.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.5% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (25%) · **■** Marginal 21 (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 Jaisinghpur

- Halon Kalan126 people
- Jagni Jar123 people
- Chambe Da Lahr122 people
- Sai121 people
- Kharjar119 people
- Bakarag118 people
- Nihara118 people
- Dhar Darumka Khurd116 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Santal?176073
- How far is Santal from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Santal?120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santal in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Santal?84.7% (Census 2011)