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

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Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra 

# Thamba

Thamba is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176056**. The 2011 Census counted **64 people in 15 households**, the 140th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 64people (2011)
- 15households
- 91.4%literacy
- 176056PIN code

## Thamba PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176056
- Community development blockNagrota Bagwan
- Census village code009859

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

## How far is Thamba from nearby towns?

- Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town)7 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 Thamba?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Thamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Samloti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samloti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Thamba known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 18% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Thamba

Of every 100 households in Thamba in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thamba · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**33%

Tap water ****87%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**54%

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

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****93%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Thamba?

■ Thamba · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1286**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****56.2%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 87.9% for women. 46% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (19%) · **■** Marginal 29 (81%)

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

- Lolehr81 people
- Bachhun70 people
- Dharri69 people
- Bhadrehr66 people
- Simbal Lahr60 people
- Bhorana58 people
- Chakban Baldhar57 people
- Dol51 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 Thamba?176056
- How far is Thamba from Dharmsala?20 km by road
- What is the population of Thamba?64 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thamba in?Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thamba?91.4% (Census 2011)