Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Rod Rod is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176056. The 2011 Census counted 625 people in 128 households, the 42nd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 625 people (2011) - 128 households - 83.1% literacy - 176056 PIN code ## Rod PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rod is 176056. Rod falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176056 - Community development block Nagrota Bagwan - Census village code 009932 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rod from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 19 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rod? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Rod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 · Sinhur - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thuner - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 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 Rod known for? The main crops are wheat. About 18% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rod Of every 100 households in Rod in 2011, 99 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rod · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 98% - Toilet within the home 89% 67% - No toilet (open defecation) 11% 33% - Tap water 100% 88% - Drinking water within premises 15% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 54% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 63% 45% - Use banking services 94% 97% - Television 80% 81% - Mobile phone 56% 67% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 9% 18% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 13% 8% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rod? ■ Rod · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.1% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1061 926 - Working population 56.0% 51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 74.9% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 65 (19%) · ■ Household industry 9 (3%) · ■ Other work 74 (21%) · ■ Marginal 197 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nagrota Bagwan - Rin 672 people - Uprehr 668 people - Kathwari 635 people - Lahar 634 people - Bandi 613 people - Khas Thana 593 people - Och 559 people - Dholai 558 people All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rod? 176056 - How far is Rod from Dharmsala? 19 km by road - What is the population of Rod? 625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rod in? Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Rod? 83.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/rod/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.