Village · Jawali, Kangra # Bagwal Bagwal is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176021. The 2011 Census counted 823 people in 166 households, the 39th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 823 people (2011) - 166 households - 89.8% literacy - 176021 PIN code ## Bagwal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bagwal is 176021. Bagwal falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176021 - Community development block Fatehpur - Census village code 009081 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bagwal from nearby towns? - Jawali (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 65 km by road - Nurpur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bagwal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bagwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhermar - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dehri - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jachh - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Bagwal known for? The main crops are wheat. About 58% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bagwal Of every 100 households in Bagwal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bagwal · ■ Jawali rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 98% - Toilet within the home 47% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 53% 51% - Tap water 97% 94% - Drinking water within premises 34% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 58% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 66% - Use banking services 100% 96% - Television 83% 79% - Mobile phone 77% 75% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 34% 21% - Car / jeep / van 3% 5% - None of these assets 6% 8% - 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 Bagwal? ■ Bagwal · ■ Jawali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.8% 86.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1073 1013 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 767 819 - Working population 55.7% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.0% for men and 85.3% for women. 53% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 148 (32%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 81 (18%) · ■ Marginal 226 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jawali - Takhniar 897 people - Nargala 885 people - Sughal 849 people - Jarpal 845 people - Makrahan 805 people - Dharun 790 people - Khabbal 773 people - Kharota 763 people All 213 villages in Jawali ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bagwal? 176021 - How far is Bagwal from Dharmsala? 65 km by road - What is the population of Bagwal? 823 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bagwal in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bagwal? 89.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/bagwal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.