Village · Nurpur, Kangra # Gadwal Gadwal is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176204. The 2011 Census counted 176 people in 37 households, the 257th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 176 people (2011) - 37 households - 88.4% literacy - 176204 PIN code ## Gadwal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gadwal is 176204. Gadwal falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176204 - Community development block Indora - Census village code 008411 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gadwal from nearby towns? - Nurpur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 95 km by road - Pathankot (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gadwal? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Gadwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Denkwan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Indora - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gangath - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gadwal known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 45% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gadwal Of every 100 households in Gadwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gadwal · ■ Nurpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 18% 48% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 51% - Tap water 100% 89% - Drinking water within premises 100% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 34% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 65% - Use banking services 100% 94% - Television 82% 79% - Mobile phone 74% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 25% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 3% 10% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gadwal? ■ Gadwal · ■ Nurpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.4% 85.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 833 962 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 826 - Working population 31.8% 38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.9% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 31 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 19 (34%) · ■ Marginal 5 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur - Kothi 184 people - Kior Brahmana 181 people - Bhangoli Upperli 179 people - Madoli 179 people - Palion 175 people - Chhoti Dhar 174 people - Hangera 174 people - Nagrota 174 people All 419 villages in Nurpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gadwal? 176204 - How far is Gadwal from Dharmsala? 95 km by road - What is the population of Gadwal? 176 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gadwal in? Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gadwal? 88.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/gadwal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.