Village · Dharmsala, Kangra
# Sukar Khas

Sukar Khas is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176057. The 2011 Census counted 721 people in 175 households, the 46th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.
- 721 people (2011)
- 175 households
- 85.5% literacy
- 176057 PIN code

## Sukar Khas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sukar Khas is 176057. Sukar Khas falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176057
- Community development block Dharmsala
- Census village code 009570

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sukar Khas 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.

## What facilities are there in Sukar Khas?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Masrehr
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dari
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sukar Khas known for?

The main crops are wheat. Products made here include agricultural tools and bamboo baskets. About 57% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sukar Khas

Of every 100 households in Sukar Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sukar Khas · ■ Dharmsala rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 77% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 23% 29%
- Tap water 61% 91%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 73% 58%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 24% 40%
- Use banking services 91% 94%
- Television 81% 84%
- Mobile phone 68% 69%
- Computer with internet 2% 3%
- Two-wheeler 21% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 9%
- None of these assets 9% 7%
- Own their home 97% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sukar Khas?

■ Sukar Khas · ■ Dharmsala rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 84.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1048 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 696 917
- Working population 54.5% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.3% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 89 (23%) · ■ Marginal 301 (77%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dharmsala
- Garh 789 people
- Narghota 759 people
- Kuliara 752 people
- Khari Behi 729 people
- Bhatehr 692 people
- Jatehr 688 people
- Swala 688 people
- Uperli Bhadwal 661 people

All 164 villages in Dharmsala

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sukar Khas? 176057
- How far is Sukar Khas from Dharmsala? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Sukar Khas? 721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukar Khas in? Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sukar Khas? 85.5% (Census 2011)

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