# Khas Gaggal Village, Dhira, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dhira/khas-gaggal/ Village · Dhira, Kangra # Khas Gaggal Khas Gaggal is a village in Dhira sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176101**. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 144 households**, the 2nd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%. - 592people (2011) - 144households - 79.7%literacy - 176101PIN code ## Khas Gaggal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khas Gaggal is 176101.** Khas Gaggal falls in Dhira sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176101 - Community development blockSulah - Census village code011185 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khas Gaggal from nearby towns? - Dhira (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)3 km by road - Palampur (nearest town)19 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 Khas Gaggal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Khas Gaggal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhira - ○Degree college5–10 km · Naura Sulah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Khas - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Khas Gaggal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 20% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Khas Gaggal Of every 100 households in Khas Gaggal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Khas Gaggal · ■ Dhira rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **99% Toilet within the home ****72%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **14% Tap water ****91%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **53% Use banking services ****99%** **98% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****81%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Khas Gaggal? ■ Khas Gaggal · ■ Dhira rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **86.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **922 Working population ****60.3%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 72.6% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (22%) · **■** Marginal 276 (77%) 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 Dhira - Darman834 people - Panapari Har586 people - Dai563 people - Kholi559 people - Gharana521 people [All 115 villages in Dhira](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dhira/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khas Gaggal?176101 - How far is Khas Gaggal from Dharmsala?3 km by road - What is the population of Khas Gaggal?592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khas Gaggal in?Kangra district (Dhira sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khas Gaggal?79.7% (Census 2011)