# Kalar Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Kalar

Kalar is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174031**. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 108 households**, the 56th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 497people (2011)
- 108households
- 86.1%literacy
- 174031PIN code

## Kalar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalar is 174031.** Kalar falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174031
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019354

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

## How far is Kalar from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)18 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 Kalar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Auhr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Kalar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 22% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kalar

Of every 100 households in Kalar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalar · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**34%

Tap water ****88%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**79%

Use banking services ****96%**

**78%

Television ****66%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kalar?

■ Kalar · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593**

**909

Working population ****55.5%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 80.8% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (18%) · **■** Marginal 224 (81%)

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 Jhanduta

- Bakain532 people
- Reli529 people
- Parahu514 people
- Hirapur508 people
- Malraun473 people
- Tihri465 people
- Kallar461 people
- Fagog436 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalar?174031
- How far is Kalar from Bilaspur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kalar?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalar in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalar?86.1% (Census 2011)