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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Dak

Dak is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176051**. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 268 households**, the 19th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 1,256people (2011)
- 268households
- 87.7%literacy
- 176051PIN code

## Dak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dak is 176051.** Dak falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176051
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code008567

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

## How far is Dak from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)84 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)20 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 Dak?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raja Ka Talab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jasur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Dak known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 74% of the 110 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 Dak

Of every 100 households in Dak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dak · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****87%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dak?

■ Dak · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**826

Working population ****42.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 80.2% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 232 (44%) · **■** Marginal 233 (44%)

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

- Tahara1,395 people
- Khani Jhikli1,317 people
- Lagor1,289 people
- Bhalun1,257 people
- Larth1,249 people
- Thapkaur1,226 people
- Katlahar1,215 people
- Palahri1,205 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dak?176051
- How far is Dak from Dharmsala?84 km by road
- What is the population of Dak?1,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dak in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dak?87.7% (Census 2011)