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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Bhadwan

Bhadwan is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176200**. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 154 households**, the 75th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 691people (2011)
- 154households
- 92.0%literacy
- 176200PIN code

## Bhadwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhadwan is 176200.** Bhadwan falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176200
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008601

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

## How far is Bhadwan from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)11 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 Bhadwan?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Bhadwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bhadwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 62% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Bhadwan

Of every 100 households in Bhadwan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Bhadwan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**65%

Use banking services ****99%**

**94%

Television ****90%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Bhadwan?

■ Bhadwan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**826

Working population ****44.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 88.7% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (33%) · **■** Marginal 202 (65%)

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

- Basa Gudiyalan708 people
- Dab705 people
- Sudrahr698 people
- Chhatar Jhikla696 people
- Kerna689 people
- Narnhun687 people
- Kathal681 people
- Gagwal671 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhadwan?176200
- How far is Bhadwan from Dharmsala?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bhadwan?691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhadwan in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhadwan?92.0% (Census 2011)
