# Andrar Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Andrar

Andrar is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176057**. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 113 households**, the 62nd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 563people (2011)
- 113households
- 75.3%literacy
- 176057PIN code

## Andrar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andrar is 176057.** Andrar falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176057
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009624

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

## How far is Andrar from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)15 km by road
- Yol (nearest town)4 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 Andrar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tangh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tangh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Andrar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 65% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Andrar

Of every 100 households in Andrar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Andrar · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**29%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**40%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****82%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Andrar?

■ Andrar · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**917

Working population ****26.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.9% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 80 (53%) · **■** Marginal 66 (44%)

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 Dharmsala

- Balla603 people
- Bhatehr597 people
- Dudehr584 people
- Mandal575 people
- Padher562 people
- Machhan551 people
- Masrehr538 people
- Sheehla536 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andrar?176057
- How far is Andrar from Dharmsala?15 km by road
- What is the population of Andrar?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andrar in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Andrar?75.3% (Census 2011)