# Amkan Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Amkan

Amkan is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176030**. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 16 households**, the 151st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 91people (2011)
- 16households
- 75.9%literacy
- 176030PIN code

## Amkan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amkan is 176030.** Amkan falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176030
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010932

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

## How far is Amkan from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)75 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)24 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 Amkan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Amkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khundian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kangra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Amkan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 41% of the 37 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 Amkan

Of every 100 households in Amkan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amkan · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****62%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Amkan?

■ Amkan · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**899

Working population ****74.7%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 75.0% for women. 68% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (10%) · **■** Other work 16 (24%) · **■** Marginal 45 (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 Khundian

- Lahru95 people
- Sudar Lahr94 people
- Mannu93 people
- Bhadrol92 people
- Barwala91 people
- Bhat Lahru91 people
- Harbah90 people
- Manjlahr89 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amkan?176030
- How far is Amkan from Dharmsala?75 km by road
- What is the population of Amkan?91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amkan in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amkan?75.9% (Census 2011)