# Kalwal Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Kalwal

Kalwal is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176039**. The 2011 Census counted **546 people in 135 households**, the 15th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 546people (2011)
- 135households
- 87.6%literacy
- 176039PIN code

## Kalwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalwal is 176039.** Kalwal falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176039
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017677

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

## How far is Kalwal from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)10 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 Kalwal?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kalwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chhakmoh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Kalwal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 27% of the 165 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 Kalwal

Of every 100 households in Kalwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kalwal · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**17%

Tap water ****92%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**77%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****73%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Kalwal?

■ Kalwal · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676**

**885

Working population ****57.7%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 82.7% for women. 54% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 154 (49%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (19%) · **■** Marginal 100 (32%)

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 Dhatwal

- Ghowri680 people
- Reli628 people
- Dagwar598 people
- Bidu576 people
- Jamli509 people
- Phagoti493 people
- Suhari491 people
- Dulchehra438 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalwal?176039
- How far is Kalwal from Hamirpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kalwal?546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalwal in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalwal?87.6% (Census 2011)