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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/thappal/

Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Thappal

Thappal is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177034**. The 2011 Census counted **43 people in 14 households**, the 101st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 43people (2011)
- 14households
- 92.3%literacy
- 177034PIN code

## Thappal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177034
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010794

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

## How far is Thappal from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)77 km by road
- Nadaun (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 Thappal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Thappal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Peer
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peer
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Thappal known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 51% of the 6 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 Thappal

Of every 100 households in Thappal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thappal · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****79%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Thappal?

■ Thappal · ■ Rakkar rural average

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

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1529**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**930

Working population ****58.1%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 87.0% for women. 71% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (28%) · **■** Marginal 18 (72%)

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

- Jatoli Khatran71 people
- Ban Sadwan64 people
- Chamba Katuati62 people
- Magru Saryala61 people
- Ban Naun12 people
- Dholu Bhad7 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thappal?177034
- How far is Thappal from Dharmsala?77 km by road
- What is the population of Thappal?43 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thappal in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thappal?92.3% (Census 2011)