# Kahanpur Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/kahanpur/ Village · Jaswan, Kangra # Kahanpur Kahanpur is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177111**. The 2011 Census counted **327 people in 72 households**, the 43rd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%. - 327people (2011) - 72households - 85.7%literacy - 177111PIN code ## Kahanpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kahanpur is 177111.** Kahanpur falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177111 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010642 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kahanpur from nearby towns? - Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)96 km by road - Talwara (nearest town)17 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 Kahanpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kahanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Behr - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jandaur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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, untreated 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 Kahanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 9% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kahanpur Of every 100 households in Kahanpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kahanpur · ■ Jaswan rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****79%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **38% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **73% Use banking services ****100%** **95% Television ****75%** **76% Mobile phone ****71%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kahanpur? ■ Kahanpur · ■ Jaswan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **87.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1044 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **821 Working population ****68.2%** **65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 79.7% for women. 67% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 81 (36%) · **■** Other work 33 (15%) · **■** Marginal 109 (49%) 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 - Sawanta342 people - Behr339 people - Dodra Kalan335 people - Kasba331 people - Jadaman322 people - Sanda318 people - Suneht317 people - Goral Dhar305 people [All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kahanpur?177111 - How far is Kahanpur from Dharmsala?96 km by road - What is the population of Kahanpur?327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kahanpur in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kahanpur?85.7% (Census 2011)