# Brankar Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/brankar/ Village · Palampur, Kangra # Brankar Brankar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 157 households**, the 78th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 678people (2011) - 157households - 84.8%literacy - 176061PIN code ## Brankar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Brankar is 176061.** Brankar falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176061 - Community development blockBhawarna - Census village code011555 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Brankar from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)32 km by road - Palampur (nearest town)17 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 Brankar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Brankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darang - ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Brankar known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 17% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Brankar Of every 100 households in Brankar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Brankar · ■ Palampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **99% Toilet within the home ****84%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **10% Tap water ****98%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **45% Use banking services ****99%** **96% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****82%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **10% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Brankar? ■ Brankar · ■ Palampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****580** **912 Working population ****22.9%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 78.7% for women. 40% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 19 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (8%) · **■** Other work 101 (65%) · **■** Marginal 22 (14%) 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 - Gadiara707 people - Nanaun Khas693 people - Menjha Uparla685 people - Droh Khas683 people - Gadiara676 people - Lamlehr676 people - Purani Palam676 people - Kasba Punar673 people [All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Brankar?176061 - How far is Brankar from Dharmsala?32 km by road - What is the population of Brankar?678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Brankar in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Brankar?84.8% (Census 2011)