# Padhan Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Padhan

Padhan is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177112**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 66 households**, the 53rd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 264people (2011)
- 66households
- 82.6%literacy
- 177112PIN code

## Padhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Padhan is 177112.** Padhan falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177112
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010688

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

## How far is Padhan from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)32 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 Padhan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Padhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dada Siba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Padhan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 42% of the 98 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 Padhan

Of every 100 households in Padhan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Padhan · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**38%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****73%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

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

**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 Padhan?

■ Padhan · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**821

Working population ****76.9%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 80.2% for women. 72% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (10%) · **■** Other work 45 (22%) · **■** Marginal 137 (67%)

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

- Koi301 people
- Duhki285 people
- Pati284 people
- Gardyal280 people
- Mehra260 people
- Jabbar241 people
- Banori227 people
- Bohala216 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padhan?177112
- How far is Padhan from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Padhan?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padhan in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padhan?82.6% (Census 2011)