# Agoja Khas Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Agoja Khas

Agoja Khas is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176103**. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 223 households**, the 35th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 971people (2011)
- 223households
- 83.7%literacy
- 176103PIN code

## Agoja Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agoja Khas is 176103.** Agoja Khas falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176103
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011785

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

## How far is Agoja Khas from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)42 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 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 Agoja Khas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palahu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Agoja Khas known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 25% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Agoja Khas

Of every 100 households in Agoja Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Agoja Khas · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****85%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**45%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****91%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Agoja Khas?

■ Agoja Khas · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1227**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**912

Working population ****23.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 80.4% for women. 36% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (8%) · **■** Household industry 27 (12%) · **■** Other work 101 (44%) · **■** Marginal 77 (34%)

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 Palampur

- Padhehr1,045 people
- Garla Sarkari1,044 people
- Bari1,027 people
- Balla1,010 people
- Kalond971 people
- Boda Buhla926 people
- Gopalpur918 people
- Rajpura913 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agoja Khas?176103
- How far is Agoja Khas from Dharmsala?42 km by road
- What is the population of Agoja Khas?971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agoja Khas in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Agoja Khas?83.7% (Census 2011)
