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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Kerna

Kerna is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176051**. The 2011 Census counted **689 people in 145 households**, the 76th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 689people (2011)
- 145households
- 83.4%literacy
- 176051PIN code

## Kerna PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176051
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008574

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

## How far is Kerna from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)67 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 Kerna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kerna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Panjahra
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panhahra
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Kerna known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 61% of the 60 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 Kerna

Of every 100 households in Kerna in 2011, 99 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kerna · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**48%

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

**51%

Tap water ****82%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**65%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****80%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kerna?

■ Kerna · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**826

Working population ****27.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.3% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 62 (33%) · **■** Other work 127 (67%)

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

- Dab705 people
- Sudrahr698 people
- Chhatar Jhikla696 people
- Bhadwan691 people
- Narnhun687 people
- Kathal681 people
- Gagwal671 people
- Nera660 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerna?176051
- How far is Kerna from Dharmsala?67 km by road
- What is the population of Kerna?689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerna in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerna?83.4% (Census 2011)