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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Surar

Surar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 63 households**, the 222nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 316people (2011)
- 63households
- 64.7%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Surar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011850

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

## How far is Surar from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)38 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)3 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 Surar?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lohna
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bandla
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banuri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sughar
- ○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 Surar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 3% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Surar

Of every 100 households in Surar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Surar · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**45%

Use banking services ****59%**

**96%

Television ****62%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**10%

None of these assets ****25%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Surar?

■ Surar · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**912

Working population ****40.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 55.6% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (67%) · **■** Marginal 42 (33%)

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

- Kathiara322 people
- Ghamrotha318 people
- Maserna318 people
- Kharuhl317 people
- Baraham Thero315 people
- Mandhap315 people
- Sornu315 people
- Talinu311 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surar?176061
- How far is Surar from Dharmsala?38 km by road
- What is the population of Surar?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surar in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surar?64.7% (Census 2011)