# Algan Village, Padhar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Padhar, Mandi 

# Algan

Algan is a village in Padhar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175005**. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 38 households**, the 93rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 220people (2011)
- 38households
- 66.0%literacy
- 175005PIN code

## Algan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Algan is 175005.** Algan falls in Padhar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175005
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013216

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

## How far is Algan from nearby towns?

- Padhar (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)26 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)26 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 Algan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Algan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Batheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Algan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 8% of the 291 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 Algan

Of every 100 households in Algan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Algan · ■ Padhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

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

**74%

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

**24%

Tap water ****97%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****46%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Algan?

■ Algan · ■ Padhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**937

Working population ****67.7%**

**69.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 52.1% for women. 67% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (28%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 47 (32%)

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 Padhar

- Pajaund233 people
- Ganwag231 people
- Bhardan230 people
- Kashala225 people
- Bhamchwan219 people
- Gawalan218 people
- Banogi217 people
- Madhurwan216 people

[All 232 villages in Padhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/padhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Algan?175005
- How far is Algan from Mandi?26 km by road
- What is the population of Algan?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Algan in?Mandi district (Padhar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Algan?66.0% (Census 2011)