# Kuhna Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Kuhna

Kuhna is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **1,108 people in 239 households**, the 1st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 1,108people (2011)
- 239households
- 88.4%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Kuhna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuhna is 177043.** Kuhna falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010742

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

## How far is Kuhna from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)78 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)13 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 Kuhna?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Kuhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kuhna known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 30% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kuhna

Of every 100 households in Kuhna in 2011, 98 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kuhna · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**17%

Tap water ****65%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**52%

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

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**74%

Use banking services ****95%**

**97%

Television ****68%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Kuhna?

■ Kuhna · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1173**

**930

Working population ****58.4%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 83.1% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 106 (16%) · **■** Marginal 479 (74%)

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 Rakkar

- Mahun934 people
- Banda900 people
- Sadwan726 people
- Mera704 people

[All 116 villages in Rakkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuhna?177043
- How far is Kuhna from Dharmsala?78 km by road
- What is the population of Kuhna?1,108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuhna in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kuhna?88.4% (Census 2011)
