Village · Dharmsala, Kangra
# Jatehr

Jatehr is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176215. The 2011 Census counted 688 people in 169 households, the 48th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.
- 688 people (2011)
- 169 households
- 90.3% literacy
- 176215 PIN code

## Jatehr PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jatehr is 176215. Jatehr falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176215
- Community development block Dharmsala
- Census village code 009540

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jatehr 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.

## What facilities are there in Jatehr?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sarah
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dharmshala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dari
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jatehr known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 38% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jatehr

Of every 100 households in Jatehr in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Jatehr · ■ Dharmsala rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 91% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 9% 29%
- Tap water 95% 91%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 58%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 52% 40%
- Use banking services 87% 94%
- Television 89% 84%
- Mobile phone 67% 69%
- Computer with internet 2% 3%
- Two-wheeler 29% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 9%
- None of these assets 7% 7%
- Own their home 98% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jatehr?

■ Jatehr · ■ Dharmsala rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.3% 84.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1066 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 683 917
- Working population 29.7% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 85.9% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (15%) · ■ Household industry 6 (3%) · ■ Other work 124 (61%) · ■ Marginal 43 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dharmsala
- Kuliara 752 people
- Khari Behi 729 people
- Sukar Khas 721 people
- Bhatehr 692 people
- Swala 688 people
- Uperli Bhadwal 661 people
- Lanjhni 657 people
- Chelian 654 people

All 164 villages in Dharmsala

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jatehr? 176215
- How far is Jatehr from Dharmsala? 3 km by road
- What is the population of Jatehr? 688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jatehr in? Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jatehr? 90.3% (Census 2011)

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