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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Kukher

Kukher is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176203**. The 2011 Census counted **334 people in 76 households**, the 172nd largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 334people (2011)
- 76households
- 92.3%literacy
- 176203PIN code

## Kukher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kukher is 176203.** Kukher falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176203
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008300

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

## How far is Kukher from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)83 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)12 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 Kukher?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Suliali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Kukher known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 26% of the 122 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 Kukher

Of every 100 households in Kukher in 2011, 95 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kukher · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**65%

Use banking services ****99%**

**94%

Television ****93%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Kukher?

■ Kukher · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**826

Working population ****26.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 88.7% for women. 40% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 37 (42%) · **■** Other work 47 (53%) · **■** Marginal 5 (6%)

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

- Ghurohn349 people
- Barmoli Jhikli344 people
- Minta344 people
- Khowara340 people
- Manot328 people
- Maira Batrah327 people
- Rit Jhikli326 people
- Hathi Dhar322 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kukher?176203
- How far is Kukher from Dharmsala?83 km by road
- What is the population of Kukher?334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukher in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kukher?92.3% (Census 2011)