# Kalhun Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Kalhun

Kalhun is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176063**. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 53 households**, the 113th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 206people (2011)
- 53households
- 87.6%literacy
- 176063PIN code

## Kalhun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalhun is 176063.** Kalhun falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176063
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011310

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

## How far is Kalhun from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)64 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)66 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 Kalhun?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalhun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bandahu
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gandar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thural Naun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sujanpur Tira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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, hand pumps 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 Kalhun known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 16% of the 74 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 Kalhun

Of every 100 households in Kalhun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalhun · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**14%

Tap water ****96%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**51%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kalhun?

■ Kalhun · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1315**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2111**

**878

Working population ****56.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 80.6% for women. 47% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (24%) · **■** Marginal 81 (69%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Bheri Nichli223 people
- Dehru221 people
- Gadiara213 people
- Tandar207 people
- Dol205 people
- Kelan205 people
- Chohla198 people
- Koal198 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalhun?176063
- How far is Kalhun from Dharmsala?64 km by road
- What is the population of Kalhun?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalhun in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalhun?87.6% (Census 2011)