# Tahal Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Kangra 

# Tahal

Tahal is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176206**. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 132 households**, the 31st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 639people (2011)
- 132households
- 66.8%literacy
- 176206PIN code

## Tahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tahal is 176206.** Tahal falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176206
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009344

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

## How far is Tahal from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)36 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)34 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 Tahal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Drini Khurd
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kangra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Tahal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 14% of the 334 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 Tahal

Of every 100 households in Tahal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tahal · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**51%

Tap water ****87%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**50%

Use banking services ****76%**

**94%

Television ****50%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****28%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Tahal?

■ Tahal · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**911

Working population ****34.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 55.6% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (15%) · **■** Marginal 184 (84%)

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 Shahpur

- Gojurodi672 people
- Dramman662 people
- Pohara656 people
- Bhaled651 people
- Bhati636 people
- Naushahra632 people
- Chhau608 people
- Sapaira603 people

[All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tahal?176206
- How far is Tahal from Dharmsala?36 km by road
- What is the population of Tahal?639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tahal in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tahal?66.8% (Census 2011)