# Purtiala Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Purtiala

Purtiala is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **352 people in 86 households**, the 40th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 352people (2011)
- 86households
- 91.0%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Purtiala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010543

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

## How far is Purtiala from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)5 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 Purtiala?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vahel
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vahel
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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, covered wells 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 Purtiala known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 45% of the 74 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 Purtiala

Of every 100 households in Purtiala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Purtiala · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**34%

Tap water ****94%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**64%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****77%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Purtiala?

■ Purtiala · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**891

Working population ****58.2%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 85.2% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (17%) · **■** Other work 34 (17%) · **■** Marginal 136 (66%)

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

- Uchhahr368 people
- Bahan Kalan366 people
- Bharoli Kuthiara357 people
- Ambotu356 people
- Panjiara351 people
- Naloh Kharoh334 people
- Sasan333 people
- Adhwani327 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purtiala?176036
- How far is Purtiala from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Purtiala?352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purtiala in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Purtiala?91.0% (Census 2011)