# Kushwa Village, Nermand, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/nermand/kushwa/ Village · Nermand, Kullu # Kushwa Kushwa is a village in Nermand sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,531 people in 355 households**, the 14th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,531people (2011) - 355households - 69.9%literacy - 172023PIN code ## Kushwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kushwa is 172023.** Kushwa falls in Nermand sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172023 - Community development blockNirmand - Census village code012967 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kushwa from nearby towns? - Nermand (sub-district HQ)43 km by road - Kullu (district HQ)225 km by road - Rampur (nearest town)27 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 Kushwa? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kushwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramej - ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Racholi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Kushwa known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 73% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kushwa Of every 100 households in Kushwa in 2011, 87 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kushwa · ■ Nermand rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **96% Toilet within the home ****24%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **46% Tap water ****83%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **62% Use banking services ****90%** **89% Television ****36%** **63% Mobile phone ****74%** **80% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **13% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Kushwa? ■ Kushwa · ■ Nermand rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **1024 Working population ****61.1%** **59.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 58.4% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 202 (22%) · **■** Marginal 305 (33%) 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 Nermand - Dethoa1,692 people - Arsu1,657 people - Sohach1,566 people - Thachwa1,534 people - Sargha1,517 people - Tawar1,498 people - Nore1,466 people - Shilhi-Himri1,306 people [All 26 villages in Nermand](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/nermand/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kushwa?172023 - How far is Kushwa from Kullu?225 km by road - What is the population of Kushwa?1,531 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kushwa in?Kullu district (Nermand sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kushwa?69.9% (Census 2011)