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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Kund

Kund is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 115 households**, the 141st largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 465people (2011)
- 115households
- 75.9%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Kund PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011872

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

## How far is Kund from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)15 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 Kund?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kund known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 9% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kund

Of every 100 households in Kund in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kund · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**10%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**66%

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

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**45%

Use banking services ****97%**

**96%

Television ****75%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Kund?

■ Kund · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**912

Working population ****27.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 66.0% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (21%) · **■** Marginal 99 (79%)

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

- Dayala473 people
- Chogan472 people
- Raipur Tea Estate471 people
- Bhadal465 people
- Gorehr461 people
- Matehr458 people
- Jasun455 people
- Majhenu454 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kund?176061
- How far is Kund from Dharmsala?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kund?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kund in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kund?75.9% (Census 2011)