# Kallar Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Kallar

Kallar is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 48 households**, the 55th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 250people (2011)
- 48households
- 72.3%literacy
- 176303PIN code

## Kallar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallar is 176303.** Kallar falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176303
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007420

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

## How far is Kallar from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)56 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)16 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 Kallar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kallar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bugdhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Kallar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 27% of the 87 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 Kallar

Of every 100 households in Kallar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kallar · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**63%

Use banking services ****65%**

**89%

Television ****90%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Kallar?

■ Kallar · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**937

Working population ****54.0%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 53.8% for women. 51% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (35%) · **■** Marginal 87 (64%)

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 Dalhousie

- Manjdhar257 people
- Bakan256 people
- Rangar254 people
- Dhalog253 people
- Betina240 people
- Barinni231 people
- Mihnu218 people
- Lunna217 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallar?176303
- How far is Kallar from Chamba?56 km by road
- What is the population of Kallar?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallar in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kallar?72.3% (Census 2011)