# Digar Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Digar

Digar is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 61 households**, the 55th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 277people (2011)
- 61households
- 85.0%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Digar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Digar is 176036.** Digar falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010503

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

## How far is Digar from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)4 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 Digar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Digar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jhakota
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhadoli Kutjiyara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Berli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Digar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 83% of the 62 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 Digar

Of every 100 households in Digar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Digar · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**64%

Use banking services ****74%**

**91%

Television ****80%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Digar?

■ Digar · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1328**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**891

Working population ****50.5%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 77.9% for women. 43% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 111 (79%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 20 (14%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Chihru290 people
- Bhandrehar286 people
- Bohal Khalsa281 people
- Bahl279 people
- Darin275 people
- Bhoran Chanalati269 people
- Gahlian262 people
- Jhakota260 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Digar?176036
- How far is Digar from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Digar?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digar in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Digar?85.0% (Census 2011)