# Kumharkar Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Kumharkar

Kumharkar is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176215**. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 66 households**, the 111th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 269people (2011)
- 66households
- 86.0%literacy
- 176215PIN code

## Kumharkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kumharkar is 176215.** Kumharkar falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176215
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009533

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

## How far is Kumharkar from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (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 Kumharkar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kumharkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarah
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Kumharkar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 31% of the 32 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 Kumharkar

Of every 100 households in Kumharkar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kumharkar · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**29%

Tap water ****95%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**40%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****83%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kumharkar?

■ Kumharkar · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**917

Working population ****39.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 79.0% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (31%) · **■** Marginal 70 (67%)

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

- Upahu300 people
- Patohla292 people
- Ghaihr285 people
- Chohla279 people
- Dughwar Khas268 people
- Kut267 people
- Palotha265 people
- Loharkar256 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kumharkar?176215
- How far is Kumharkar from Dharmsala?8 km by road
- What is the population of Kumharkar?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumharkar in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kumharkar?86.0% (Census 2011)