Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Kangra Kangra is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code 405026. The 2011 Census counted 510 people in 96 households, the 293rd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 510 people (2011) - 96 households - 63.9% literacy - 405026 PIN code ## Kangra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kangra is 405026. Kangra falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code 405026 - Gram panchayat Kangra - Community development block Sri Hargobindpur - Census village code 028545 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kangra from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ) 43 km by road - Sri Hargobindpur (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kangra? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kangra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sri Hargobindpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kangra known for? The main crops are wheat. About 60% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kangra Of every 100 households in Kangra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kangra · ■ Batala rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 93% - Toilet within the home 46% 62% - No toilet (open defecation) 54% 36% - Tap water 1% 7% - Drinking water within premises 94% 96% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 57% 41% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 43% 56% - Use banking services 77% 59% - Television 78% 83% - Mobile phone 83% 71% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 60% 47% - Car / jeep / van 5% 6% - None of these assets 2% 4% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kangra? ■ Kangra · ■ Batala rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.9% 73.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 848 908 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 675 798 - Working population 26.9% 33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 78 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (4%) · ■ Household industry 6 (4%) · ■ Other work 32 (23%) · ■ Marginal 15 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Batala - Malludawara 533 people - Pinda Rori 526 people - Kotli Thablan 525 people - Sundal 520 people - Gilbob 507 people - Kapura 485 people - Galowal 479 people - Chahal Khurd 477 people All 360 villages in Batala ## Other places named Kangra - Kangra · District, Himachal Pradesh · 1,510,075 people - Kangra · Sub-district, Kangra · 97,568 people - Kangra · Town, Kangra · 9,528 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kangra? 405026 - How far is Kangra from Gurdaspur? 43 km by road - What is the population of Kangra? 510 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kangra in? Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kangra? 63.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/kangra/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.