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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Nihang

Nihang is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 63 households**, the 242nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 286people (2011)
- 63households
- 87.1%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Nihang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011584

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

## How far is Nihang from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)36 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)0 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 Nihang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nihang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banuri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Nihang known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 29% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Nihang

Of every 100 households in Nihang in 2011, 98 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Nihang · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**10%

Tap water ****61%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**45%

Use banking services ****79%**

**96%

Television ****79%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**10%

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

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Nihang?

■ Nihang · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**912

Working population ****54.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 81.9% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (55%) · **■** Marginal 55 (35%)

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

- Bagehr290 people
- Kauna289 people
- Bhamehr288 people
- Karaur286 people
- Padhiar Khar286 people
- Nangnal284 people
- Jamula283 people
- Kharti282 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nihang?176061
- How far is Nihang from Dharmsala?36 km by road
- What is the population of Nihang?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihang in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nihang?87.1% (Census 2011)