Village · Nurpur, Kangra
# Tajwan

Tajwan is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176204. The 2011 Census counted 187 people in 35 households, the 250th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 187 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 81.1% literacy
- 176204 PIN code

## Tajwan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tajwan is 176204. Tajwan falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176204
- Community development block Indora
- Census village code 008388

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tajwan from nearby towns?
- Nurpur (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 83 km by road
- Pathankot (nearest town) 11 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tajwan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tajwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bharklar
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Denkwan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Indora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pathankot
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tajwan known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 45% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tajwan

Of every 100 households in Tajwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Tajwan · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 30% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 51%
- Tap water 76% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 34%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 65%
- Use banking services 100% 94%
- Television 92% 79%
- Mobile phone 51% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 27% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 5%
- None of these assets 8% 10%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tajwan?

■ Tajwan · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 851 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 826
- Working population 34.2% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 75.3% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (48%) · ■ Other work 25 (39%) · ■ Marginal 8 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur
- Karoh 189 people
- Pundrehr 189 people
- Sugh Puchhan 189 people
- Maheti 187 people
- Bhanodu 186 people
- Duragh 185 people
- Kothi 184 people
- Kior Brahmana 181 people

All 419 villages in Nurpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tajwan? 176204
- How far is Tajwan from Dharmsala? 83 km by road
- What is the population of Tajwan? 187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tajwan in? Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tajwan? 81.1% (Census 2011)

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