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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Sakoh

Sakoh is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176022**. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 165 households**, the 60th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 775people (2011)
- 165households
- 91.2%literacy
- 176022PIN code

## Sakoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakoh is 176022.** Sakoh falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176022
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008541

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

## How far is Sakoh from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)97 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)19 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 Sakoh?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sakoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rehan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jasur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sakoh known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 52% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sakoh

Of every 100 households in Sakoh in 2011, 58 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Sakoh · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****95%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****15%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sakoh?

■ Sakoh · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****491**

**826

Working population ****46.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 87.2% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (30%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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

- Gurial Khas826 people
- Golwan Khas824 people
- Kut807 people
- Bhugnara776 people
- Thora Khas770 people
- Batrahn Khas753 people
- Ther Khas749 people
- Basa748 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakoh?176022
- How far is Sakoh from Dharmsala?97 km by road
- What is the population of Sakoh?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakoh in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakoh?91.2% (Census 2011)