# Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh 

# Nichar

Nichar is a sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **27,683 people**, no towns and 188 villages (85 inhabited). The largest village is Sungra (2,669 people).

- 27,683people (2011)
- 188villages
- 0towns
- 79.6%literacy

## Population of Nichar compared with Kinnaur

■ Nichar · ■ Kinnaur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****790**

**819

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**963

Working population ****64.7%**

**66.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nichar

Of every 100 households in Nichar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Nichar · ■ Kinnaur district

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**29%

Tap water ****93%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**36%

Use banking services ****90%**

**87%

Television ****59%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**14%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****69%**

**71%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Nichar

- Sungra · 2,669 people
- Panwi Khas · 1,342 people
- Punang Khas · 1,282 people
- Yangpa · 1,274 people
- Tapri · 1,085 people
- Dharmaling · 924 people
- Kafnu · 824 people
- Rarang · 793 people
- Nigul Sari · 784 people
- Katgaon · 704 people
- Puje · 608 people
- Kangosh · 595 people
- Change · 584 people
- Majhgaon · 584 people
- Bara Kamba · 564 people
- Kashpo · 523 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nichar?188 (85 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nichar in?Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Nichar?27,683 (Census 2011)