# Sadwan Khas Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Sadwan Khas

Sadwan Khas is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176301**. The 2011 Census counted **918 people in 183 households**, the 42nd largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 918people (2011)
- 183households
- 86.6%literacy
- 176301PIN code

## Sadwan Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sadwan Khas is 176301.** Sadwan Khas falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176301
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008295

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

## How far is Sadwan Khas from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)8 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 Sadwan Khas?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Sadwan Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jasur
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Sadwan Khas known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and wheat**. About 69% of the 178 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 Sadwan Khas

Of every 100 households in Sadwan Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sadwan Khas · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**51%

Tap water ****93%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**65%

Use banking services ****94%**

**94%

Television ****80%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**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 Sadwan Khas?

■ Sadwan Khas · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**826

Working population ****27.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 79.9% for women. 43% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 48 (19%) · **■** Marginal 93 (38%)

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

- Ghoran972 people
- Basa Hadialan951 people
- Bhaghni920 people
- Raja Bagh918 people
- Gainhi903 people
- Bhaleta885 people
- Dani Khas877 people
- Kulan875 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sadwan Khas?176301
- How far is Sadwan Khas from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Sadwan Khas?918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sadwan Khas in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sadwan Khas?86.6% (Census 2011)
