# Sardwal Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Sardwal

Sardwal is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176210**. The 2011 Census counted **66 people in 18 households**, the 50th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 66people (2011)
- 18households
- 79.3%literacy
- 176210PIN code

## Sardwal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176210
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009274

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

## How far is Sardwal from nearby towns?

- Harchakian (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)60 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 Sardwal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sardwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bareta
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bareta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Sardwal known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 17% 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 Sardwal

Of every 100 households in Sardwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sardwal · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**56%

Tap water ****56%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****94%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Sardwal?

■ Sardwal · ■ Harchakian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**853

Working population ****56.1%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 74.1% for women. 50% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 36 (97%)

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

- Kalru87 people
- Chakban Manai75 people
- Nagreta71 people
- Bhalwan70 people
- Nera63 people
- Dabar58 people
- Chakban Kalru45 people
- Simbal Balla31 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sardwal?176210
- How far is Sardwal from Dharmsala?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sardwal?66 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sardwal in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sardwal?79.3% (Census 2011)