# Ruhru Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Ruhru

Ruhru is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176215**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 93 households**, the 77th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 451people (2011)
- 93households
- 86.9%literacy
- 176215PIN code

## Ruhru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176215
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009509

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

## How far is Ruhru 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 Ruhru?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ruhru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gharoh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gharoh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Ruhru known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 65% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Ruhru

Of every 100 households in Ruhru in 2011, 99 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ruhru · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**29%

Tap water ****96%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**40%

Use banking services ****80%**

**94%

Television ****91%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ruhru?

■ Ruhru · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1361**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****481**

**917

Working population ****22.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 82.6% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (21%) · **■** Other work 55 (54%) · **■** Marginal 25 (25%)

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

- Dehru467 people
- Jasyal467 people
- Juhl465 people
- Salag463 people
- Khatehr444 people
- Banwala438 people
- Buhli Tangroti436 people
- Patohla435 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ruhru?176215
- How far is Ruhru from Dharmsala?8 km by road
- What is the population of Ruhru?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruhru in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ruhru?86.9% (Census 2011)