Village · Nurpur, Kangra
# Lohar Pura

Lohar Pura is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176211. The 2011 Census counted 1,068 people in 225 households, the 31st largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 1,068 people (2011)
- 225 households
- 80.0% literacy
- 176211 PIN code

## Lohar Pura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lohar Pura is 176211. Lohar Pura falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176211
- Community development block Nurpur
- Census village code 008307

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lohar Pura from nearby towns?
- Nurpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 92 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lohar Pura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lohar Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Suliali
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jasur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Lohar Pura known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 63% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Lohar Pura

Of every 100 households in Lohar Pura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lohar Pura · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 50% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 50% 51%
- Tap water 87% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 58% 34%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 65%
- Use banking services 81% 94%
- Television 76% 79%
- Mobile phone 53% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 27% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 5%
- None of these assets 12% 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 Lohar Pura?

■ Lohar Pura · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 732 826
- Working population 28.5% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 75.8% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 170 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (9%) · ■ Other work 72 (24%) · ■ Marginal 35 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur
- Lakhwal 1,132 people
- Nerna 1,124 people
- Dev Bharari 1,096 people
- Giora 1,079 people
- Hegwal 1,065 people
- Khajan 994 people
- Aundi Khas 991 people
- Mamun Gurchhal 981 people

All 419 villages in Nurpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lohar Pura? 176211
- How far is Lohar Pura from Dharmsala? 92 km by road
- What is the population of Lohar Pura? 1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohar Pura in? Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lohar Pura? 80.0% (Census 2011)

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