# Kareri Khas Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Kareri Khas

Kareri Khas is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176216**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 90 households**, the 70th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 485people (2011)
- 90households
- 68.7%literacy
- 176216PIN code

## Kareri Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kareri Khas is 176216.** Kareri Khas falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176216
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009478

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

## How far is Kareri Khas from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)24 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 Kareri Khas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kareri Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Kareri Khas known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 24% of the 158 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 Kareri Khas

Of every 100 households in Kareri Khas in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kareri Khas · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**40%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****51%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Kareri Khas?

■ Kareri Khas · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**917

Working population ****43.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 55.3% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (44%) · **■** Marginal 37 (18%)

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

- Sheehla536 people
- Chakban Dugbar518 people
- Gujrehra505 people
- Thamba503 people
- Ser472 people
- Bhatala468 people
- Dehru467 people
- Jasyal467 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kareri Khas?176216
- How far is Kareri Khas from Dharmsala?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kareri Khas?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kareri Khas in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kareri Khas?68.7% (Census 2011)