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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Kawat

Kawat is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **15 people in 4 households**, the 382nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 15people (2011)
- 4households
- 69.2%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Kawat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kawat is 176061.** Kawat falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011523

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

## How far is Kawat from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)40 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)7 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 Kawat?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kawat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bandla
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bandla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Kawat known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 4% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kawat

Of every 100 households in Kawat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kawat · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****100%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Kawat?

■ Kawat · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**1019

Working population ****40.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 57.1% for women. 38% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (50%) · **■** Marginal 3 (50%)

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

- Ban Kurang40 people
- Dehli36 people
- Kapain29 people
- Kalhorkar23 people
- Bandhiara11 people
- Dohri9 people
- Balah7 people
- Behru7 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kawat?176061
- How far is Kawat from Dharmsala?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kawat?15 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawat in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kawat?69.2% (Census 2011)