# Pelehra Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Pelehra

Pelehra is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174305**. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 55 households**, the 91st largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 220people (2011)
- 55households
- 85.8%literacy
- 174305PIN code

## Pelehra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pelehra is 174305.** Pelehra falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174305
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017486

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

## How far is Pelehra from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)11 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 Pelehra?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sohari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sohari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Pelehra known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 40% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Pelehra

Of every 100 households in Pelehra in 2011, 93 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pelehra · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**99%

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

**87%

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

**12%

Tap water ****74%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**61%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****60%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****26%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Pelehra?

■ Pelehra · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****533**

**874

Working population ****49.5%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 83.0% for women. 37% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 48 (44%)

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 Barsar

- Dhamani227 people
- Ganoh Brahmana226 people
- Chakdah224 people
- Kalwara221 people
- Sunwin Rajputtan217 people
- Chhek214 people
- Telkar214 people
- Patera211 people

[All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pelehra?174305
- How far is Pelehra from Hamirpur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Pelehra?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pelehra in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pelehra?85.8% (Census 2011)