# Sughar Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/sughar/ Village · Palampur, Kangra # Sughar Sughar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **1,391 people in 361 households**, the 18th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 1,391people (2011) - 361households - 92.6%literacy - 176061PIN code ## Sughar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sughar is 176061.** Sughar falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176061 - Community development blockBhawarna - Census village code011843 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sughar from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ)0 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)35 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 Sughar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sughar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gughra - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lohna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Sughar known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 55% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Sughar Of every 100 households in Sughar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 36 a car. ■ Sughar · ■ Palampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****100%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **10% Tap water ****100%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **45% Use banking services ****95%** **96% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****92%** **78% Computer with internet ****20%** **4% Two-wheeler ****51%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****36%** **10% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****66%** **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 Sughar? ■ Sughar · ■ Palampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **912 Working population ****30.1%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 89.8% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 357 (85%) · **■** Marginal 50 (12%) 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 - Dadh Jhikla1,487 people - Tanda Parla1,486 people - Khas Khalet1,418 people - Bhawarna Khas1,393 people - Rakh1,370 people - Bharmat Uparli1,306 people - Chauki1,266 people - Biara1,242 people [All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sughar?176061 - How far is Sughar from Dharmsala?35 km by road - What is the population of Sughar?1,391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sughar in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sughar?92.6% (Census 2011)