# Pakhar Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Pakhar

Pakhar is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174310**. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 35 households**, the 153rd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 177people (2011)
- 35households
- 75.5%literacy
- 174310PIN code

## Pakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakhar is 174310.** Pakhar falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174310
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019422

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

## How far is Pakhar from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)14 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 Pakhar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Pakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhani
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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
- 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 Pakhar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 16% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Pakhar

Of every 100 households in Pakhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakhar · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**79%

Use banking services ****71%**

**78%

Television ****34%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Pakhar?

■ Pakhar · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**909

Working population ****78.5%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 80% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (25%) · **■** Other work 17 (12%) · **■** Marginal 87 (63%)

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

- Chaunta194 people
- Paploa191 people
- Silh181 people
- Ladhera179 people
- Galian175 people
- Durghat174 people
- Laihad172 people
- Bhadol171 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakhar?174310
- How far is Pakhar from Bilaspur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Pakhar?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakhar in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pakhar?75.5% (Census 2011)