# Bara Khola Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Bara Khola

Bara Khola is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176001**. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 31 households**, the 139th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 125people (2011)
- 31households
- 94.6%literacy
- 176001PIN code

## Bara Khola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bara Khola is 176001.** Bara Khola falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176001
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009596

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

## How far is Bara Khola from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)10 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)8 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 Bara Khola?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Khola; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mandal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kangra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Bara Khola known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 23% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Bara Khola

Of every 100 households in Bara Khola in 2011, 94 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Bara Khola · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**40%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****87%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bara Khola?

■ Bara Khola · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**917

Working population ****64.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 94.7% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 25 (31%) · **■** Marginal 56 (69%)

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

- Balehr Khas135 people
- Gulerian134 people
- Bhitlu131 people
- Bandi Khurd127 people
- Jhikkar121 people
- Thatri120 people
- Bahl110 people
- Chakban Sudehd110 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bara Khola?176001
- How far is Bara Khola from Dharmsala?10 km by road
- What is the population of Bara Khola?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Khola in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Khola?94.6% (Census 2011)