# Sawana Nichla Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Sawana Nichla

Sawana Nichla is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177110**. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 176 households**, the 8th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 774people (2011)
- 176households
- 87.6%literacy
- 177110PIN code

## Sawana Nichla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sawana Nichla is 177110.** Sawana Nichla falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177110
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010673

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

## How far is Sawana Nichla from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)25 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 Sawana Nichla?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sawana Nichla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Bharadwad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dada Siba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Sawana Nichla known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 18% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Sawana Nichla

Of every 100 households in Sawana Nichla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sawana Nichla · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**38%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**73%

Use banking services ****88%**

**95%

Television ****81%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sawana Nichla?

■ Sawana Nichla · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**821

Working population ****76.1%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 81.7% for women. 76% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (10%) · **■** Marginal 496 (84%)

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

- Gurnwar974 people
- Dada Khas918 people
- Kuthera872 people
- Reri784 people
- Landyara671 people
- Paplohtar671 people
- Ujhe665 people
- Tiamal631 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawana Nichla?177110
- How far is Sawana Nichla from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sawana Nichla?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawana Nichla in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sawana Nichla?87.6% (Census 2011)