Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra
# Jangal

Jangal is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176036. The 2011 Census counted 48 people in 11 households, the 119th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.
- 48 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 86.8% literacy
- 176036 PIN code

## Jangal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jangal is 176036. Jangal falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176036
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010557

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jangal from nearby towns?
- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 77 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jangal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Silh
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Majeen Chowk
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jangal known for?

The main crops are maize and paddy. About 26% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jangal

Of every 100 households in Jangal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jangal · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 73% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 27% 34%
- Tap water 100% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 64%
- Use banking services 100% 91%
- Television 54% 76%
- Mobile phone 100% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jangal?

■ Jangal · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 87.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 2200 1073
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 4000 891
- Working population 66.7% 65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 84.0% for women. 60% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 5 (16%) · ■ Marginal 27 (84%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi
- Rowa 65 people
- Pamehr 64 people
- Nahar Ban 56 people
- Palahi 52 people
- Kuth Sarotriyan 43 people
- Chakban Dodru 20 people
- Kali Dhar Bohan-I 17 people

All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jangal? 176036
- How far is Jangal from Dharmsala? 77 km by road
- What is the population of Jangal? 48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jangal in? Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jangal? 86.8% (Census 2011)

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