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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Pachan

Pachan is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176200**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 37 households**, the 273rd largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 161people (2011)
- 37households
- 80.0%literacy
- 176200PIN code

## Pachan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pachan is 176200.** Pachan falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176200
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008592

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

## How far is Pachan from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)53 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)13 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 Pachan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pachan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Reena
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Pachan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 35% of the 62 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 Pachan

Of every 100 households in Pachan in 2011, 78 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pachan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**98%

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

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**51%

Tap water ****95%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****51%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Pachan?

■ Pachan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**826

Working population ****41.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (42%) · **■** Other work 18 (27%) · **■** Marginal 20 (30%)

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

- Bedal Pur166 people
- Bhatoli Balian166 people
- Parrui163 people
- Bari Khad161 people
- Tatal160 people
- Kopar158 people
- Janhun154 people
- Gamel153 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pachan?176200
- How far is Pachan from Dharmsala?53 km by road
- What is the population of Pachan?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachan in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pachan?80.0% (Census 2011)