Village · Palampur, Kangra
# Loungni

Loungni is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176086. The 2011 Census counted 242 people in 56 households, the 276th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 242 people (2011)
- 56 households
- 88.6% literacy
- 176086 PIN code

## Loungni PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Loungni is 176086. Loungni falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176086
- Community development block Sulah
- Census village code 011713

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Loungni 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.

## What facilities are there in Loungni?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Loungni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khaira Uparla
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Loungni known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 27% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Loungni

Of every 100 households in Loungni in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Loungni · ■ Palampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 95% 90%
- No toilet (open defecation) 4% 10%
- Tap water 96% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 30% 53%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 45%
- Use banking services 100% 96%
- Television 86% 87%
- Mobile phone 88% 78%
- Computer with internet 2% 4%
- Two-wheeler 12% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 10%
- None of these assets 4% 5%
- Own their home 98% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Loungni?

■ Loungni · ■ Palampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.6% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1180 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2143 912
- Working population 13.2% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 82.8% for women. 22% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 27 (84%) · ■ Marginal 4 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur
- Kudan 247 people
- Samba 246 people
- Arth 244 people
- Darati 243 people
- Mahlag Uparli 240 people
- Lohar Kar 239 people
- Pandtehr 237 people
- Rakkar 237 people

All 409 villages in Palampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Loungni? 176086
- How far is Loungni from Dharmsala? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Loungni? 242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loungni in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Loungni? 88.6% (Census 2011)

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