# Awair Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Awair

Awair is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **966 people in 214 households**, the 15th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 966people (2011)
- 214households
- 79.8%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Awair PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Awair is 176120.** Awair falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013420

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

## How far is Awair from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)52 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)5 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 Awair?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Awair; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Awair known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 36% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Awair

Of every 100 households in Awair in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Awair · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**66%

Use banking services ****97%**

**95%

Television ****72%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Awair?

■ Awair · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**909

Working population ****81.1%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 65.8% for women. 80% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (28%) · **■** Marginal 545 (70%)

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 Jogindarnagar

- Sagnehr1,049 people
- Taramat1,041 people
- Dohag977 people
- Manoh976 people
- Guma956 people
- Bhaterh954 people
- Kohra947 people
- Kas934 people

[All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Awair?176120
- How far is Awair from Mandi?52 km by road
- What is the population of Awair?966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awair in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Awair?79.8% (Census 2011)
