# Kharota Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Kharota

Kharota is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176218**. The 2011 Census counted **857 people in 183 households**, the 34th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 857people (2011)
- 183households
- 76.6%literacy
- 176218PIN code

## Kharota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharota is 176218.** Kharota falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176218
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009583

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

## How far is Kharota from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)10 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 Kharota?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghanyara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kharota known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include agricultural tools. About 14% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kharota

Of every 100 households in Kharota in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharota · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**29%

Tap water ****88%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**40%

Use banking services ****84%**

**94%

Television ****77%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****15%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kharota?

■ Kharota · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****46.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 71.1% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 266 (66%) · **■** Marginal 134 (34%)

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

- Rasehr911 people
- Barwala Khas907 people
- Ghartholi896 people
- Jatehr874 people
- Kaland Rehr854 people
- Upperla Odar848 people
- Kutharna846 people
- Tangh846 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharota?176218
- How far is Kharota from Dharmsala?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kharota?857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharota in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharota?76.6% (Census 2011)