Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Nihar Khola Nihar Khola is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176056. The 2011 Census counted 224 people in 49 households, the 96th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 224 people (2011) - 49 households - 83.8% literacy - 176056 PIN code ## Nihar Khola PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nihar Khola is 176056. Nihar Khola falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176056 - Community development block Nagrota Bagwan - Census village code 009835 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nihar Khola from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 30 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nihar Khola? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Nihar Khola; 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 · Lili - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Samloti - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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 and untreated 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 Khola known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 47% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nihar Khola Of every 100 households in Nihar Khola in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nihar Khola · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 86% 67% - No toilet (open defecation) 14% 33% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 100% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 59% 54% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 45% - Use banking services 100% 97% - Television 86% 81% - Mobile phone 69% 67% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 8% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 10% 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 Khola? ■ Nihar Khola · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.8% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 926 - Working population 54.0% 51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 77.4% for women. 46% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (7%) · ■ Marginal 112 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nagrota Bagwan - Barana 268 people - Bharialkar 256 people - Gaglahr 252 people - Tapri 243 people - Bhamnehr 220 people - Gulehra 213 people - Kali Jan 210 people - Lili 210 people All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nihar Khola? 176056 - How far is Nihar Khola from Dharmsala? 30 km by road - What is the population of Nihar Khola? 224 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nihar Khola in? Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nihar Khola? 83.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/nihar-khola/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.