# Ram Nagar Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Ram Nagar

Ram Nagar is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 122 households**, the 18th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 493people (2011)
- 122households
- 86.6%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Ram Nagar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010754

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

## How far is Ram Nagar from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)16 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 Ram Nagar?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Ram Nagar; 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 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rakkar Mao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Ram Nagar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 14% of the 177 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 Ram Nagar

Of every 100 households in Ram Nagar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ram Nagar · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**74%

Use banking services ****98%**

**97%

Television ****83%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**9%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Ram Nagar?

■ Ram Nagar · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1409**

**930

Working population ****38.9%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 83.0% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (78%) · **■** Marginal 40 (21%)

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

- Garli542 people
- Chauli527 people
- Sukrala512 people
- Jhikli Bharoli500 people
- Kurna492 people
- Suhan487 people
- Chaplah Uparla426 people
- Baldoh422 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ram Nagar?177043
- How far is Ram Nagar from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ram Nagar?493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ram Nagar in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ram Nagar?86.6% (Census 2011)