# Lakhwal Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/lakhwal/ Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra # Lakhwal Lakhwal is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 41 households**, the 79th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%. - 215people (2011) - 41households - 95.8%literacy - 176036PIN code ## Lakhwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lakhwal is 176036.** Lakhwal falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176036 - Community development blockDera - Census village code010505 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lakhwal from nearby towns? - Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)14 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 Lakhwal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jhakota - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kutpara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawalamukhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Lakhwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 65% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Lakhwal Of every 100 households in Lakhwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Lakhwal · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****93%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **34% Tap water ****71%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **64% Use banking services ****95%** **91% Television ****88%** **76% Mobile phone ****85%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **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 Lakhwal? ■ Lakhwal · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%** **87.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **1073 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500** **891 Working population ****61.4%** **65.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 99.0% for men and 92.6% for women. 56% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 32 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (12%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 74 (56%) 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 - Ghalour Khas226 people - Balla225 people - Chowki223 people - Chaniara222 people - Kohlari210 people - Dhanui209 people - Baroya205 people - Kharota205 people [All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lakhwal?176036 - How far is Lakhwal from Dharmsala?66 km by road - What is the population of Lakhwal?215 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lakhwal in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lakhwal?95.8% (Census 2011)