# Mamun Gurchhal Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Mamun Gurchhal

Mamun Gurchhal is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176211**. The 2011 Census counted **981 people in 215 households**, the 35th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 981people (2011)
- 215households
- 86.1%literacy
- 176211PIN code

## Mamun Gurchhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mamun Gurchhal is 176211.** Mamun Gurchhal falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176211
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008282

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

## How far is Mamun Gurchhal from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)88 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)16 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 Mamun Gurchhal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mamun Gurchhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Sadwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jasur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Mamun Gurchhal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 65% of the 211 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 Mamun Gurchhal

Of every 100 households in Mamun Gurchhal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Mamun Gurchhal · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**51%

Tap water ****83%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**65%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****74%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mamun Gurchhal?

■ Mamun Gurchhal · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**826

Working population ****24.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 81.0% for women. 35% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (34%) · **■** Marginal 152 (62%)

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

- Lohar Pura1,068 people
- Hegwal1,065 people
- Khajan994 people
- Aundi Khas991 people
- Basa976 people
- Lakhanpur973 people
- Ghoran972 people
- Basa Hadialan951 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mamun Gurchhal?176211
- How far is Mamun Gurchhal from Dharmsala?88 km by road
- What is the population of Mamun Gurchhal?981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mamun Gurchhal in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mamun Gurchhal?86.1% (Census 2011)
