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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Damuwal

Damuwal is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176051**. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 139 households**, the 90th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 576people (2011)
- 139households
- 89.9%literacy
- 176051PIN code

## Damuwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176051
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008575

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

## How far is Damuwal from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)10 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 Damuwal?

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

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Panjahra
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panjahra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Damuwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 64% of the 73 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 Damuwal

Of every 100 households in Damuwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Damuwal · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**51%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**65%

Use banking services ****64%**

**94%

Television ****75%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Damuwal?

■ Damuwal · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**826

Working population ****27.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 84.0% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 46 (29%) · **■** Other work 65 (41%) · **■** Marginal 47 (30%)

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

- Panjahra Baraswalan602 people
- Thana599 people
- Mehrka588 people
- Tapa578 people
- Denkwan572 people
- Bhanori565 people
- Dhar562 people
- Kutkana559 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damuwal?176051
- How far is Damuwal from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Damuwal?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damuwal in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damuwal?89.9% (Census 2011)