Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Bhowrni Bhowrni is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176056. The 2011 Census counted 495 people in 96 households, the 53rd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 495 people (2011) - 96 households - 81.7% literacy - 176056 PIN code ## Bhowrni PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bhowrni is 176056. Bhowrni falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176056 - Community development block Nagrota Bagwan - Census village code 009866 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhowrni from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 20 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhowrni? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhowrni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Samloti - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Samloti - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 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 - 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 Bhowrni known for? The main crops are wheat. About 44% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhowrni Of every 100 households in Bhowrni in 2011, 100 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bhowrni · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 49% 67% - No toilet (open defecation) 51% 33% - Tap water 89% 88% - Drinking water within premises 80% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 52% 54% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 47% 45% - Use banking services 100% 97% - Television 80% 81% - Mobile phone 66% 67% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 17% 18% - Car / jeep / van 5% 5% - None of these assets 12% 8% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhowrni? ■ Bhowrni · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.7% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 529 926 - Working population 51.3% 51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 72.1% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 42 (17%) · ■ Marginal 190 (75%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nagrota Bagwan - Bhedi 527 people - Sutrehr 522 people - Chhanwar 508 people - Dhar 496 people - Gadiara 489 people - Lahlesar 483 people - Gashtwad 480 people - Gabla Andrar 476 people All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhowrni? 176056 - How far is Bhowrni from Dharmsala? 20 km by road - What is the population of Bhowrni? 495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhowrni in? Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bhowrni? 81.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/bhowrni/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.