# Puling Village, Multhan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Multhan, Kangra 

# Puling

Puling is a village in Multhan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176122**. The 2011 Census counted **698 people in 130 households**, the 1st largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 698people (2011)
- 130households
- 63.9%literacy
- 176122PIN code

## Puling PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puling is 176122.** Puling falls in Multhan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176122
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012130

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

## How far is Puling from nearby towns?

- Multhan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)130 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)62 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 Puling?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lohardi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Puling known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 35% of the 381 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 Puling

Of every 100 households in Puling in 2011, 98 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puling · ■ Multhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**42%

Tap water ****99%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**97%

Television ****44%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Puling?

■ Puling · ■ Multhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**904

Working population ****70.1%**

**69.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 47.2% for women. 70% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 394 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 80 (16%)

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 Multhan

- Deot489 people
- Bara Bangahal484 people
- Tarmehr442 people
- Bara Garan420 people

[All 49 villages in Multhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/multhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puling?176122
- How far is Puling from Dharmsala?130 km by road
- What is the population of Puling?698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puling in?Kangra district (Multhan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puling?63.9% (Census 2011)