# Hodal Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Hodal

Hodal is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176057**. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 179 households**, the 56th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 619people (2011)
- 179households
- 95.0%literacy
- 176057PIN code

## Hodal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176057
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009575

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

## How far is Hodal from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)3 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 Hodal?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Hodal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Hodal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 80% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Hodal

Of every 100 households in Hodal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 43 a car.

■ Hodal · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**29%

Tap water ****68%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**40%

Use banking services ****94%**

**94%

Television ****98%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****21%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****43%**

**9%

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

**7%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Hodal?

■ Hodal · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**917

Working population ****38.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 93.2% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 227 (95%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Chelian654 people
- Meti649 people
- Parol641 people
- Tangroti Khas620 people
- Garh610 people
- Balla603 people
- Bhatehr597 people
- Dudehr584 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hodal?176057
- How far is Hodal from Dharmsala?3 km by road
- What is the population of Hodal?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hodal in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hodal?95.0% (Census 2011)
