# Saknara Village, Jawali, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/saknara/ Village · Jawali, Kangra # Saknara Saknara is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176027**. The 2011 Census counted **1,552 people in 348 households**, the 18th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 1,552people (2011) - 348households - 89.8%literacy - 176027PIN code ## Saknara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saknara is 176027.** Saknara falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176027 - Community development blockNagrota Surian - Census village code009179 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saknara from nearby towns? - Jawali (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)45 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)32 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 Saknara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Saknara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagrota Surian - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Saknara known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 86% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Saknara Of every 100 households in Saknara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Saknara · ■ Jawali rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****60%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **51% Tap water ****99%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **65% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **66% Use banking services ****79%** **96% Television ****68%** **79% Mobile phone ****50%** **75% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****12%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Saknara? ■ Saknara · ■ Jawali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%** **86.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **819 Working population ****26.2%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 86.2% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 170 (42%) · **■** Marginal 231 (57%) 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 Jawali - Katora1,757 people - Harsar Khas1,667 people - Basa1,653 people - Balah1,608 people - Ladhiar1,419 people - Maira1,394 people - Ghar1,308 people - Harnota Khas1,185 people [All 213 villages in Jawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saknara?176027 - How far is Saknara from Dharmsala?45 km by road - What is the population of Saknara?1,552 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saknara in?Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Saknara?89.8% (Census 2011)