# Kahkar Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Kahkar

Kahkar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **108 people in 26 households**, the 238th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 108people (2011)
- 26households
- 85.3%literacy
- 176028PIN code

## Kahkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kahkar is 176028.** Kahkar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176028
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010333

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

## How far is Kahkar from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)18 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 Kahkar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kahkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sanital
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Kahkar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 19% of the 57 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 Kahkar

Of every 100 households in Kahkar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kahkar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**34%

Tap water ****81%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****58%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kahkar?

■ Kahkar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**890

Working population ****25.9%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 75.5% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 9 (32%) · **■** Marginal 17 (61%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Dalippur112 people
- Rahi112 people
- Ranka110 people
- Chakban Kali Dhar Gumbar108 people
- Bhangola104 people
- Gangot102 people
- Ghariyar101 people
- Dhanyari100 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kahkar?176028
- How far is Kahkar from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kahkar?108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahkar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kahkar?85.3% (Census 2011)