# Luthan Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Luthan

Luthan is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 170 households**, the 7th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 693people (2011)
- 170households
- 89.5%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Luthan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010562

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

## How far is Luthan from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)14 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 Luthan?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sudhagal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Silh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Majeen Chowk
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Luthan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Luthan

Of every 100 households in Luthan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Luthan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**34%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**64%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****86%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Luthan?

■ Luthan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1235**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742**

**891

Working population ****49.9%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 84.7% for women. 42% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (21%) · **■** Marginal 271 (78%)

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

- Bhati795 people
- Ghurkal774 people
- Raikhan771 people
- Pathiar724 people
- Hasrol677 people
- Hiran628 people
- Rakwal Lahr606 people
- Doli586 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Luthan?176036
- How far is Luthan from Dharmsala?14 km by road
- What is the population of Luthan?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Luthan in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Luthan?89.5% (Census 2011)