Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Nihar Galwa Nihar Galwa is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176056. The 2011 Census counted 178 people in 36 households, the 107th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 178 people (2011) - 36 households - 84.3% literacy - 176056 PIN code ## Nihar Galwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nihar Galwa is 176056. Nihar Galwa falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176056 - Community development block Nagrota Bagwan - Census village code 009868 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nihar Galwa from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 39 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nihar Galwa? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Nihar Galwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Phaket Lahr - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Samloti - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sarogi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Nihar Galwa known for? The main crops are wheat. About 42% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nihar Galwa Of every 100 households in Nihar Galwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nihar Galwa · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 66% 67% - No toilet (open defecation) 34% 33% - Tap water 97% 88% - Drinking water within premises 80% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 54% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 54% 45% - Use banking services 100% 97% - Television 66% 81% - Mobile phone 94% 67% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 3% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 6% 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 Nihar Galwa? ■ Nihar Galwa · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.3% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1046 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1375 926 - Working population 56.2% 51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 77.5% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 12 (12%) · ■ Marginal 86 (86%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nagrota Bagwan - Ladret 199 people - Patohla 199 people - Ghutu 190 people - Kanehr 178 people - Lakrehr 170 people - Matyari 165 people - Timber Har 163 people - Nehar 155 people All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nihar Galwa? 176056 - How far is Nihar Galwa from Dharmsala? 39 km by road - What is the population of Nihar Galwa? 178 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nihar Galwa in? Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nihar Galwa? 84.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/nihar-galwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.