# Jherkar Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Jherkar

Jherkar is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176115**. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 177 households**, the 31st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 774people (2011)
- 177households
- 91.6%literacy
- 176115PIN code

## Jherkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jherkar is 176115.** Jherkar falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176115
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011944

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

## How far is Jherkar from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)51 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)14 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 Jherkar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jherkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Jherkar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 69% of the 9 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Jherkar

Of every 100 households in Jherkar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Jherkar · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**50%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**7%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****85%**

**94%

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 Jherkar?

■ Jherkar · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**904

Working population ****36.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 87.4% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 141 (50%) · **■** Marginal 128 (45%)

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 Baijnath

- Nagan835 people
- Bhattu Buhla794 people
- Kanjrar787 people
- Tikri784 people
- Rajot Uparla774 people
- Chaubin755 people
- Madho Nagar750 people
- Darug744 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jherkar?176115
- How far is Jherkar from Dharmsala?51 km by road
- What is the population of Jherkar?774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jherkar in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jherkar?91.6% (Census 2011)