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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Band

Band is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176202**. The 2011 Census counted **60 people in 13 households**, the 360th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 60people (2011)
- 13households
- 93.0%literacy
- 176202PIN code

## Band PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Band is 176202.** Band falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176202
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008288

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

## How far is Band from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)8 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 Band?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sadwan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jasur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Band known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 63% of the 18 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 Band

Of every 100 households in Band in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Band · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**57%

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

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**65%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****77%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Band?

■ Band · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**826

Working population ****23.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 86.2% for women. 34% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 9 (64%) · **■** Other work 5 (36%)

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

- Lihora65 people
- Sahni65 people
- Dhamlahr62 people
- Ghurnon62 people
- Kotla60 people
- Naswal59 people
- Basa Harar56 people
- Khatta56 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Band?176202
- How far is Band from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Band?60 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Band in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Band?93.0% (Census 2011)