# Bhagun Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Bhagun

Bhagun is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176086**. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 75 households**, the 233rd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 297people (2011)
- 75households
- 89.0%literacy
- 176086PIN code

## Bhagun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhagun is 176086.** Bhagun falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176086
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011710

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

## How far is Bhagun from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)56 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)26 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 Bhagun?

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

### In the village

- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jaind
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lohar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Bhagun known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 37% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Bhagun

Of every 100 households in Bhagun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhagun · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**66%

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

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****80%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**10%

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

**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 Bhagun?

■ Bhagun · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1285**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**912

Working population ****79.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 85.4% for women. 74% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 215 (91%)

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

- Bhuana305 people
- Gadiara300 people
- Bhasmehr299 people
- Chauki299 people
- Machhoi293 people
- Chander292 people
- Darobi292 people
- Tanda291 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhagun?176086
- How far is Bhagun from Dharmsala?56 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagun?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagun in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagun?89.0% (Census 2011)