# Loharkur Village, Galore, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Galore, Hamirpur 

# Loharkur

Loharkur is a village in Galore sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177026**. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 32 households**, the 78th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 140people (2011)
- 32households
- 84.3%literacy
- 177026PIN code

## Loharkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Loharkur is 177026.** Loharkur falls in Galore sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177026
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016957

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

## How far is Loharkur from nearby towns?

- Galore (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)22 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 Loharkur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Loharkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hareta
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hareta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Loharkur known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 39% of the 18 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 Loharkur

Of every 100 households in Loharkur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Loharkur · ■ Galore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**9%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**67%

Use banking services ****79%**

**92%

Television ****82%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**15%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Loharkur?

■ Loharkur · ■ Galore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1373**

**1120

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**860

Working population ****60.0%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 84.2% for women. 53% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (20%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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 Galore

- Bahal143 people
- Mandiani Buhli143 people
- Phangsana143 people
- Bhatnehri140 people
- Nukhel137 people
- Agthan127 people
- Pahlwin119 people
- Ropa113 people

[All 111 villages in Galore](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/galore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Loharkur?177026
- How far is Loharkur from Hamirpur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Loharkur?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loharkur in?Hamirpur district (Galore sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Loharkur?84.3% (Census 2011)