# Kallar Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Kallar

Kallar is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176026**. The 2011 Census counted **614 people in 129 households**, the 2nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 614people (2011)
- 129households
- 87.8%literacy
- 176026PIN code

## Kallar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallar is 176026.** Kallar falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176026
- Community development blockKangra
- Census village code009312

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

## How far is Kallar from nearby towns?

- Harchakian (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)24 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)35 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 Kallar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kallar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lanj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Kallar known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 78% of the 99 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 Kallar

Of every 100 households in Kallar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kallar · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**56%

Tap water ****66%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****85%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kallar?

■ Kallar · ■ Harchakian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**853

Working population ****63.0%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 80.9% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 344 (89%)

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

- Lanj Khas767 people
- Rajial540 people
- Dadoli522 people
- Harchakian512 people
- Lapiana Khas496 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallar?176026
- How far is Kallar from Dharmsala?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kallar?614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallar in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kallar?87.8% (Census 2011)