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

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Nihari

Nihari is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177034**. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 71 households**, the 27th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 373people (2011)
- 71households
- 94.1%literacy
- 177034PIN code

## Nihari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nihari is 177034.** Nihari falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177034
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010815

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

## How far is Nihari from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)24 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 Nihari?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Nihari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peer Saluhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Nihari known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 19% of the 100 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 Nihari

Of every 100 households in Nihari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nihari · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****94%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nihari?

■ Nihari · ■ Rakkar rural average

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

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**930

Working population ****82.3%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 90.1% for women. 81% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (25%) · **■** Marginal 225 (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

- Chameti419 people
- Aloh412 people
- Shantla392 people
- Uparli Bharoli375 people
- Baryal Behr361 people
- Sarad Bami Doam339 people
- Mao336 people
- Manyala Uparla331 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nihari?177034
- How far is Nihari from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Nihari?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihari in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nihari?94.1% (Census 2011)