# Loharkar Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Loharkar

Loharkar is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176215**. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 57 households**, the 115th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 256people (2011)
- 57households
- 90.8%literacy
- 176215PIN code

## Loharkar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176215
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009506

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

## How far is Loharkar from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)4 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 Loharkar?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dharmshala
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharmshala
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dari
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Loharkar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 68% of the 15 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 Loharkar

Of every 100 households in Loharkar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Loharkar · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**29%

Tap water ****95%**

**91%

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

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**40%

Use banking services ****94%**

**94%

Television ****91%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Loharkar?

■ Loharkar · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**917

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 87.1% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 73 (75%) · **■** Marginal 22 (23%)

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

- Kumharkar269 people
- Dughwar Khas268 people
- Kut267 people
- Palotha265 people
- Rawa252 people
- Balreh244 people
- Dungla237 people
- Chakban Banwala234 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Loharkar?176215
- How far is Loharkar from Dharmsala?4 km by road
- What is the population of Loharkar?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loharkar in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Loharkar?90.8% (Census 2011)