# Dhar Khurd Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Dhar Khurd

Dhar Khurd is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176210**. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 64 households**, the 21st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 290people (2011)
- 64households
- 79.1%literacy
- 176210PIN code

## Dhar Khurd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar Khurd is 176210.** Dhar Khurd falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176210
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009261

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

## How far is Dhar Khurd from nearby towns?

- Harchakian (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)50 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 Dhar Khurd?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhar Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Harchakian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Dhar Khurd known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 57% of the 57 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 Dhar Khurd

Of every 100 households in Dhar Khurd in 2011, 98 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhar Khurd · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**56%

Tap water ****76%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**51%

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

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****90%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dhar Khurd?

■ Dhar Khurd · ■ Harchakian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1214**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**853

Working population ****83.1%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 73.0% for women. 85% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (18%) · **■** Marginal 195 (81%)

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 Harchakian

- Bharup Lahr319 people
- Ghar310 people
- Malahru310 people
- Thana305 people
- Dhar Khas278 people
- Har267 people
- Dholahri266 people
- Chhal249 people

[All 62 villages in Harchakian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/harchakian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar Khurd?176210
- How far is Dhar Khurd from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar Khurd?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar Khurd in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar Khurd?79.1% (Census 2011)
