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

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Rail

Rail is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177106**. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 40 households**, the 70th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 157people (2011)
- 40households
- 85.7%literacy
- 177106PIN code

## Rail PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rail is 177106.** Rail falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177106
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010652

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

## How far is Rail from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)93 km by road
- Talwara (nearest town)28 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 Rail?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siual
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dada Siba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 Rail known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 8% of the 197 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 Rail

Of every 100 households in Rail in 2011, 93 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rail · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**38%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**52%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****60%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rail?

■ Rail · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**821

Working population ****28.7%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 79.7% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (33%) · **■** Other work 21 (47%) · **■** Marginal 9 (20%)

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

- Dhameri170 people
- Amroh166 people
- Bandhol164 people
- Balghar159 people
- Jol150 people
- Bholi148 people
- Bairi130 people
- Dadoa126 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rail?177106
- How far is Rail from Dharmsala?93 km by road
- What is the population of Rail?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rail in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rail?85.7% (Census 2011)