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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Selahan

Selahan is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176051**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 36 households**, the 263rd largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 172people (2011)
- 36households
- 82.8%literacy
- 176051PIN code

## Selahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Selahan is 176051.** Selahan falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176051
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008494

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

## How far is Selahan from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)81 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)18 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 Selahan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Selahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sukhar Chudrian
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sukhar Chudrian
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Selahan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 30% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Selahan

Of every 100 households in Selahan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Selahan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****64%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Selahan?

■ Selahan · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**826

Working population ****51.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 84.7% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (34%) · **■** Marginal 42 (47%)

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

- Chhoti Dhar174 people
- Hangera174 people
- Nagrota174 people
- Sanhera173 people
- Kamohe171 people
- Tikkar171 people
- Har170 people
- Janera170 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Selahan?176051
- How far is Selahan from Dharmsala?81 km by road
- What is the population of Selahan?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Selahan in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Selahan?82.8% (Census 2011)