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

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Nigani

Nigani is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172103**. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 98 households**, the 20th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 472people (2011)
- 98households
- 74.8%literacy
- 172103PIN code

## Nigani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nigani is 172103.** Nigani falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172103
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027143

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

## How far is Nigani from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)72 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)72 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 Nigani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nigani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kashpo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Nigani known for?

The main crops are **apple, pulses and wheat**. About 61% of the 61 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 Nigani

Of every 100 households in Nigani in 2011, 81 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 34 a car.

■ Nigani · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**40%

Tap water ****95%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****35%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****34%**

**11%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 Nigani?

■ Nigani · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2143**

**941

Working population ****63.1%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 69% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 277 (93%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%)

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

- Kashpo523 people
- Cholling514 people
- Kutano507 people
- Urni Khas500 people
- Meeru Khas471 people
- Palingi463 people
- Yulla Khas429 people
- Ramni Khas427 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nigani?172103
- How far is Nigani from Reckong Peo?72 km by road
- What is the population of Nigani?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigani in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nigani?74.8% (Census 2011)