# Kangarang Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Kangarang

Kangarang is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172118**. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 9 households**, the 71st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 40people (2011)
- 9households
- 73.5%literacy
- 172118PIN code

## Kangarang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kangarang is 172118.** Kangarang falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172118
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027135

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

## How far is Kangarang from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)64 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 Kangarang?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kangarang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kangarang known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and peas**. About 4% of the 604 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 Kangarang

Of every 100 households in Kangarang in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kangarang · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

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

**59%

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

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****78%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**69%

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 Kangarang?

■ Kangarang · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****77.5%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 75.0% for women. 86% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 30 (97%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%)

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 Nichar

- Rall Santhang57 people
- Rock Charang56 people
- Agade54 people
- Punaspa50 people
- Pashpa29 people
- Salaring28 people
- Masrang18 people
- Kagsthal17 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kangarang?172118
- How far is Kangarang from Reckong Peo?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kangarang?40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangarang in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kangarang?73.5% (Census 2011)