# Dranga Village, Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra 

# Dranga

Dranga is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176047**. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 90 households**, the 62nd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 435people (2011)
- 90households
- 85.1%literacy
- 176047PIN code

## Dranga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dranga is 176047.** Dranga falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176047
- Community development blockNagrota Bagwan
- Census village code009973

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

## How far is Dranga from nearby towns?

- Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town)3 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 Dranga?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sarogi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Dranga known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Dranga

Of every 100 households in Dranga in 2011, 99 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dranga · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**33%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****80%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**8%

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 Dranga?

■ Dranga · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**926

Working population ****34.3%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (64%) · **■** Marginal 53 (36%)

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 Nagrota Bagwan

- Drub Khal472 people
- Jurgehr470 people
- Ghorhab462 people
- Tarihara461 people
- Sakrehr433 people
- Jhikla Balla417 people
- Manjwar416 people
- Uparli Ambwari414 people

[All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dranga?176047
- How far is Dranga from Dharmsala?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dranga?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dranga in?Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dranga?85.1% (Census 2011)
