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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Khajan

Khajan is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176701**. The 2011 Census counted **994 people in 201 households**, the 33rd largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 994people (2011)
- 201households
- 84.1%literacy
- 176701PIN code

## Khajan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khajan is 176701.** Khajan falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176701
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008319

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

## How far is Khajan from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)3 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 Khajan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Khajan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nurpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Khajan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 37% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Khajan

Of every 100 households in Khajan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khajan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

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

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**51%

Tap water ****99%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**65%

Use banking services ****98%**

**94%

Television ****73%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Khajan?

■ Khajan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**826

Working population ****48.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 77.6% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 155 (32%) · **■** Marginal 251 (53%)

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

- Dev Bharari1,096 people
- Giora1,079 people
- Lohar Pura1,068 people
- Hegwal1,065 people
- Aundi Khas991 people
- Mamun Gurchhal981 people
- Basa976 people
- Lakhanpur973 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khajan?176701
- How far is Khajan from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Khajan?994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khajan in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khajan?84.1% (Census 2011)