# Tharkehr Village, Dhira, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhira, Kangra 

# Tharkehr

Tharkehr is a village in Dhira sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176101**. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 78 households**, the 23rd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 295people (2011)
- 78households
- 89.6%literacy
- 176101PIN code

## Tharkehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tharkehr is 176101.** Tharkehr falls in Dhira sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176101
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011194

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

## How far is Tharkehr from nearby towns?

- Dhira (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)44 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)22 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 Tharkehr?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Tharkehr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhira
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Tharkehr known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 50% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Tharkehr

Of every 100 households in Tharkehr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tharkehr · ■ Dhira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**53%

Use banking services ****100%**

**98%

Television ****83%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

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

**6%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Tharkehr?

■ Tharkehr · ■ Dhira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**1107

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**922

Working population ****34.2%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 87.2% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (36%) · **■** Marginal 63 (62%)

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

- Gadiara309 people
- Karner307 people
- Lulehr304 people
- Rumehr297 people
- Bharath294 people
- Devi280 people
- Panjlehr277 people
- Mangehr269 people

[All 115 villages in Dhira](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dhira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tharkehr?176101
- How far is Tharkehr from Dharmsala?44 km by road
- What is the population of Tharkehr?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tharkehr in?Kangra district (Dhira sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tharkehr?89.6% (Census 2011)