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

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Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra 

# Raunkhar

Raunkhar is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176056**. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 231 households**, the 16th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 1,096people (2011)
- 231households
- 85.9%literacy
- 176056PIN code

## Raunkhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raunkhar is 176056.** Raunkhar falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176056
- Community development blockNagrota Bagwan
- Census village code009829

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

## How far is Raunkhar from nearby towns?

- Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town)10 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 Raunkhar?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Raunkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gistwar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Raunkhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and wheat**. About 42% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Raunkhar

Of every 100 households in Raunkhar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raunkhar · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**33%

Tap water ****69%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**45%

Use banking services ****97%**

**97%

Television ****61%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Raunkhar?

■ Raunkhar · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**926

Working population ****66.4%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 78.9% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 382 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (14%) · **■** Marginal 212 (29%)

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

- Kalaid Khas1,159 people
- Dhuloon1,129 people
- Kasba1,105 people
- Thanpuri1,102 people
- Gujrehra971 people
- Tharu966 people
- Masandkar951 people
- Patial Kad941 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 Raunkhar?176056
- How far is Raunkhar from Dharmsala?15 km by road
- What is the population of Raunkhar?1,096 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raunkhar in?Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raunkhar?85.9% (Census 2011)
