Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur # D.P.F.Kharal D.P.F.Kharal is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176042. The 2011 Census counted 147 people in 40 households, the 84th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%. - 147 people (2011) - 40 households - 79.7% literacy - 176042 PIN code ## D.P.F.Kharal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F.Kharal is 176042. D.P.F.Kharal falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176042 - Community development block Bijhri - Census village code 017724 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F.Kharal from nearby towns? - Bijhri (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ) 33 km by road - Bhota (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F.Kharal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F.Kharal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dhanghota - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhanghota - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhakmoh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Wanee - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is D.P.F.Kharal known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and rajmah. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F.Kharal Of every 100 households in D.P.F.Kharal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F.Kharal · ■ Dhatwal rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 62% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 38% 17% - Tap water 18% 87% - Drinking water within premises 12% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 77% - Use banking services 92% 90% - Television 55% 80% - Mobile phone 72% 74% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 12% 7% - Own their home 95% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of D.P.F.Kharal? ■ D.P.F.Kharal · ■ Dhatwal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.7% 86.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1100 1140 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 885 - Working population 69.4% 44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 77.1% for women. 64% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (5%) · ■ Other work 17 (17%) · ■ Marginal 80 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhatwal - Pandthiani 153 people - Buthan Nagulua 150 people - Ambota 149 people - Chathial Bas 149 people - Bhater 145 people - D.P.F. Balh Matriana 144 people - Paplohal Brahmana 140 people - Gharyan Jattan 138 people All 132 villages in Dhatwal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F.Kharal? 176042 - How far is D.P.F.Kharal from Hamirpur? 33 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F.Kharal? 147 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F.Kharal in? Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F.Kharal? 79.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/d-p-f-kharal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.