# Kalru Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Kalru

Kalru is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176210**. The 2011 Census counted **87 people in 18 households**, the 46th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 87people (2011)
- 18households
- 87.3%literacy
- 176210PIN code

## Kalru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176210
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009279

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

## How far is Kalru from nearby towns?

- Harchakian (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 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 Kalru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bareta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kalru known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 10% of the 72 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 Kalru

Of every 100 households in Kalru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kalru · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**56%

Tap water ****94%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****72%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Kalru?

■ Kalru · ■ Harchakian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**853

Working population ****55.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 80.0% for women. 48% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 7 (15%) · **■** Other work 4 (8%) · **■** Marginal 37 (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 Harchakian

- Uparla Lanj135 people
- Jagehr123 people
- Diber120 people
- Kabyal94 people
- Chakban Manai75 people
- Nagreta71 people
- Bhalwan70 people
- Sardwal66 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalru?176210
- How far is Kalru from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kalru?87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalru in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalru?87.3% (Census 2011)