Village · Shahpur, Kangra
# Naushahra

Naushahra is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176208. The 2011 Census counted 632 people in 147 households, the 33rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.
- 632 people (2011)
- 147 households
- 79.9% literacy
- 176208 PIN code

## Naushahra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Naushahra is 176208. Naushahra falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176208
- Community development block Rait
- Census village code 009422

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Naushahra from nearby towns?
- Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Naushahra?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rait
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rait
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chhatri
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Naushahra known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 42% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Naushahra

Of every 100 households in Naushahra in 2011, 97 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Naushahra · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 98%
- Toilet within the home 66% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 34% 51%
- Tap water 99% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 49% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 75% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 21% 50%
- Use banking services 95% 94%
- Television 76% 78%
- Mobile phone 55% 67%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 6%
- None of these assets 14% 10%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Naushahra?

■ Naushahra · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.9% 83.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1093 1040
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 743 911
- Working population 58.9% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 73.7% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 10 (3%) · ■ Other work 44 (12%) · ■ Marginal 315 (85%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur
- Pohara 656 people
- Bhaled 651 people
- Tahal 639 people
- Bhati 636 people
- Chhau 608 people
- Sapaira 603 people
- Amwari 598 people
- Basa 593 people

All 160 villages in Shahpur

## Other places named Naushahra
- Naushahra · Village, Bilaspur, Yamunanagar · 1,316 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Naushahra? 176208
- How far is Naushahra from Dharmsala? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Naushahra? 632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naushahra in? Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Naushahra? 79.9% (Census 2011)

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