# Badwal Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Badwal

Badwal is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176201**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 63 households**, the 195th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 287people (2011)
- 63households
- 88.8%literacy
- 176201PIN code

## Badwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badwal is 176201.** Badwal falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176201
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008466

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

## How far is Badwal from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)64 km by road
- Nurpur (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 Badwal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Badwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhanot
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panjahra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Badwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 52% of the 39 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 Badwal

Of every 100 households in Badwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Badwal · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**51%

Tap water ****70%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****82%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Badwal?

■ Badwal · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609**

**826

Working population ****41.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 83.3% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (34%) · **■** Marginal 65 (54%)

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 Nurpur

- Padhar296 people
- Gudli 62)295 people
- Sanjor292 people
- Bari Khas289 people
- Tarah Sughalan284 people
- Chaloh281 people
- Sauhara281 people
- Basa Phar Kunda280 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badwal?176201
- How far is Badwal from Dharmsala?64 km by road
- What is the population of Badwal?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badwal in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Badwal?88.8% (Census 2011)