# Kharira Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Kharira

Kharira is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **120 people in 23 households**, the 92nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 120people (2011)
- 23households
- 72.5%literacy
- 176303PIN code

## Kharira PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176303
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007439

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

## How far is Kharira from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)68 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)19 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 Kharira?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kharira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sherpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sherpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Kharira known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 15% of the 57 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 Kharira

Of every 100 households in Kharira in 2011, 100 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kharira · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****87%**

**89%

Television ****74%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

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

**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 Kharira?

■ Kharira · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**937

Working population ****65.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 60.4% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (34%) · **■** Marginal 51 (65%)

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

- Kasba Bathri125 people
- Basa123 people
- Chatryara122 people
- Dhunera120 people
- Chauhra119 people
- Kunah119 people
- Buroh115 people
- Nagali112 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharira?176303
- How far is Kharira from Chamba?68 km by road
- What is the population of Kharira?120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharira in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharira?72.5% (Census 2011)