# Nagan Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Nagan

Nagan is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 28 households**, the 120th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 131people (2011)
- 28households
- 96.6%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Nagan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nagan is 171202.** Nagan falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026154

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

## How far is Nagan from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)21 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 Nagan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nagan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Nagan known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 50% of the 60 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 Nagan

Of every 100 households in Nagan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Nagan · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**36%

Use banking services ****96%**

**76%

Television ****96%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**18%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**79%

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 Nagan?

■ Nagan · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**918

Working population ****37.4%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 93.1% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (16%) · **■** Other work 8 (16%) · **■** Marginal 33 (67%)

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 Kotkhai

- Bakhral135 people
- Jaru133 people
- Up Muhal Badon133 people
- Bag131 people
- Koti129 people
- Up Muhal Shoshan128 people
- Bhuila126 people
- Roind126 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nagan?171202
- How far is Nagan from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Nagan?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nagan in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nagan?96.6% (Census 2011)