# Panchjan Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Panchjan

Panchjan is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 92 households**, the 61st largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 491people (2011)
- 92households
- 80.6%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Panchjan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013412

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

## How far is Panchjan from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)56 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)3 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 Panchjan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Panchjan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Panchjan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and barley**. About 37% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Panchjan

Of every 100 households in Panchjan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Panchjan · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**66%

Use banking services ****94%**

**95%

Television ****85%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Panchjan?

■ Panchjan · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**909

Working population ****66.6%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 70.3% for women. 64% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 77 (24%) · **■** Other work 86 (26%) · **■** Marginal 164 (50%)

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

- Banaun534 people
- Chhattar532 people
- Langna525 people
- Tikru517 people
- Sari484 people
- Bhalyandra482 people
- Basahi476 people
- Main Bharola470 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panchjan?176120
- How far is Panchjan from Mandi?56 km by road
- What is the population of Panchjan?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchjan in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Panchjan?80.6% (Census 2011)
