# Kangosh Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Kangosh

Kangosh is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 152 households**, the 12th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 595people (2011)
- 152households
- 68.5%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Kangosh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kangosh is 172115.** Kangosh falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027152

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

## How far is Kangosh from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)58 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 Kangosh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kangosh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sungra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Kangosh known for?

The main crops are **apple, pulses and ogla**. About 11% of the 210 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 Kangosh

Of every 100 households in Kangosh in 2011, 93 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kangosh · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**40%

Tap water ****86%**

**93%

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

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**39%

Use banking services ****91%**

**90%

Television ****68%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**11%

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

**9%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Kangosh?

■ Kangosh · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**941

Working population ****57.3%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 62.6% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (35%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Rarang793 people
- Nigul Sari784 people
- Katgaon704 people
- Puje608 people
- Change584 people
- Majhgaon584 people
- Bara Kamba564 people
- Kashpo523 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kangosh?172115
- How far is Kangosh from Reckong Peo?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kangosh?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangosh in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kangosh?68.5% (Census 2011)