# Gurnwar Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/gurnwar/ Village · Jaswan, Kangra # Gurnwar Gurnwar is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177106**. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 217 households**, the 4th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%. - 974people (2011) - 217households - 85.9%literacy - 177106PIN code ## Gurnwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gurnwar is 177106.** Gurnwar falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177106 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010691 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurnwar from nearby towns? - Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)22 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 Gurnwar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gurnwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dada Siba - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gurnwar known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and wheat**. About 24% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Gurnwar Of every 100 households in Gurnwar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gurnwar · ■ Jaswan rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****69%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **38% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **73% Use banking services ****99%** **95% Television ****75%** **76% Mobile phone ****74%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Gurnwar? ■ Gurnwar · ■ Jaswan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **87.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1044 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759** **821 Working population ****79.7%** **65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 80.7% for women. 78% of men and 81% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 46 (6%) · **■** Other work 136 (18%) · **■** Marginal 448 (58%) 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 Jaswan - Sansar Pur1,490 people - Nari1,159 people - Jakhdhar1,058 people - Dada Khas918 people - Kuthera872 people - Reri784 people - Sawana Nichla774 people [All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gurnwar?177106 - How far is Gurnwar from Dharmsala?80 km by road - What is the population of Gurnwar?974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurnwar in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gurnwar?85.9% (Census 2011)