# Nawan Shehr Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/nawan-shehr/

Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Nawan Shehr

Nawan Shehr is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176204**. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 50 households**, the 210th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 256people (2011)
- 50households
- 83.3%literacy
- 176204PIN code

## Nawan Shehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nawan Shehr is 176204.** Nawan Shehr falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176204
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008493

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

## How far is Nawan Shehr from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 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 Nawan Shehr?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nawan Shehr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sukhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gangath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Nawan Shehr known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 50% of the 73 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 Nawan Shehr

Of every 100 households in Nawan Shehr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nawan Shehr · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**51%

Tap water ****96%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****65%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Nawan Shehr?

■ Nawan Shehr · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**826

Working population ****46.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 80.5% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (37%) · **■** Marginal 57 (48%)

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

- Ban Karoli266 people
- Dumal Kaila264 people
- Parnala263 people
- Har256 people
- Batnial255 people
- Dhangal255 people
- Kapahri253 people
- Ghatrot250 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nawan Shehr?176204
- How far is Nawan Shehr from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Nawan Shehr?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawan Shehr in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nawan Shehr?83.3% (Census 2011)