# Pukhri Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Pukhri

Pukhri is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 165 households**, the 9th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 775people (2011)
- 165households
- 84.7%literacy
- 176303PIN code

## Pukhri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176303
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007413

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

## How far is Pukhri from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)6 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)5 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 Pukhri?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pukhri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banikhet
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Pukhri known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 61% of the 39 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 Pukhri

Of every 100 households in Pukhri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 30 a car.

■ Pukhri · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

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

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****97%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****30%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Pukhri?

■ Pukhri · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**77.7%

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

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**937

Working population ****52.1%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 74.9% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 176 (44%) · **■** Marginal 223 (55%)

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

- Ser1,012 people
- Dadra947 people
- Maluda799 people
- Sherpur781 people
- Bhatoli671 people
- Bugdhar613 people
- Bathri Jarai534 people
- Kutpalyana524 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pukhri?176303
- How far is Pukhri from Chamba?6 km by road
- What is the population of Pukhri?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhri in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhri?84.7% (Census 2011)