Village · Baroh, Kangra # Kalru Kalru is a village in Baroh sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176054. The 2011 Census counted 277 people in 62 households, the 22nd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%. - 277 people (2011) - 62 households - 79.8% literacy - 176054 PIN code ## Kalru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kalru is 176054. Kalru falls in Baroh sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176054 - Community development block Kangra - Census village code 010068 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalru from nearby towns? - Baroh (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 48 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalru? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kalru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baroh - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Baroh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sarotari - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 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 Kalru known for? The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 31% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalru Of every 100 households in Kalru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalru · ■ Baroh rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 70% 69% - No toilet (open defecation) 30% 31% - Tap water 60% 76% - Drinking water within premises 47% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 70% - Use banking services 100% 97% - Television 87% 76% - Mobile phone 92% 69% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 2% 9% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalru? ■ Kalru · ■ Baroh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.8% 84.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1164 1079 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 625 900 - Working population 48.4% 52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 74.6% for women. 42% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (4%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 31 (23%) · ■ Marginal 95 (71%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baroh - Damtehr 306 people - Kamlota 300 people - Muhu Lahr 298 people - Bariala 294 people - Malmunhu 277 people - Obra 270 people - Muktehar 262 people - Nand 255 people All 169 villages in Baroh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalru? 176054 - How far is Kalru from Dharmsala? 48 km by road - What is the population of Kalru? 277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalru in? Kangra district (Baroh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kalru? 79.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baroh/kalru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.