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

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Nathun

Nathun is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177108**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 54 households**, the 52nd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 229people (2011)
- 54households
- 92.3%literacy
- 177108PIN code

## Nathun PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177108
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010720

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

## How far is Nathun from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)88 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)11 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 Nathun?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nathun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Nathun known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 29% of the 58 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 Nathun

Of every 100 households in Nathun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Nathun · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****87%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Nathun?

■ Nathun · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**930

Working population ****77.3%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.2% for men and 85.7% for women. 70% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 107 (60%)

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

- Salangari242 people
- Gudara241 people
- Bani237 people
- Tila Nahar Bhadar235 people
- Saleti224 people
- Kukahar214 people
- Sarad Bami Awal213 people
- Nagrota Nahan212 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nathun?177108
- How far is Nathun from Dharmsala?88 km by road
- What is the population of Nathun?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nathun in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nathun?92.3% (Census 2011)