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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Kalar

Kalar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177114**. The 2011 Census counted **397 people in 95 households**, the 112th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 397people (2011)
- 95households
- 86.2%literacy
- 177114PIN code

## Kalar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalar is 177114.** Kalar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177114
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010345

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

## How far is Kalar from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)47 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)12 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 Kalar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Seer Loharan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Kalar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 30% of the 69 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 Kalar

Of every 100 households in Kalar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**34%

Tap water ****30%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****76%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Kalar?

■ Kalar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**890

Working population ****44.6%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 79.9% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (41%) · **■** Marginal 100 (56%)

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

- Mao Kundli407 people
- Bhatehr406 people
- Bhatehr Awal405 people
- Kharian Khas401 people
- Masrur395 people
- Thalla395 people
- Seer Loharan392 people
- Buhla Bhadu382 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 Kalar?177114
- How far is Kalar from Dharmsala?47 km by road
- What is the population of Kalar?397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalar?86.2% (Census 2011)
