# Jamwal Kar Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Jamwal Kar

Jamwal Kar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176059**. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 85 households**, the 169th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 401people (2011)
- 85households
- 82.6%literacy
- 176059PIN code

## Jamwal Kar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jamwal Kar is 176059.** Jamwal Kar falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176059
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011530

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

## How far is Jamwal Kar from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)25 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)6 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 Jamwal Kar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jamwal Kar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bindraban
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Jamwal Kar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 36% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Jamwal Kar

Of every 100 households in Jamwal Kar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jamwal Kar · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**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 Jamwal Kar?

■ Jamwal Kar · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**912

Working population ****33.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 72.7% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (55%) · **■** Marginal 57 (43%)

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

- Darugno413 people
- Naura412 people
- Ustehr412 people
- Man Simbal Uparla403 people
- Chornali400 people
- Malnu400 people
- Kakrehr399 people
- Patrorak399 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jamwal Kar?176059
- How far is Jamwal Kar from Dharmsala?25 km by road
- What is the population of Jamwal Kar?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamwal Kar in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jamwal Kar?82.6% (Census 2011)