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

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Nahan

Nahan is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177108**. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 51 households**, the 46th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 245people (2011)
- 51households
- 94.1%literacy
- 177108PIN code

## Nahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nahan is 177108.** Nahan falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177108
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010712

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

## How far is Nahan from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (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 Nahan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Nahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 covered wells
- 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 Nahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 24% of the 27 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 Nahan

Of every 100 households in Nahan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nahan · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****92%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Nahan?

■ Nahan · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1426**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**930

Working population ****68.2%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 91.7% for women. 63% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 45 (27%) · **■** Marginal 122 (73%)

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

- Bharanta Buhla272 people
- Chamba Khas249 people
- Mandlian247 people
- Sehri247 people
- Chaplah Jhikla242 people
- Salangari242 people
- Gudara241 people
- Bani237 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nahan?177108
- How far is Nahan from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Nahan?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nahan in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nahan?94.1% (Census 2011)