Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra
# Och Kalan

Och Kalan is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176098. The 2011 Census counted 352 people in 84 households, the 58th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.
- 352 people (2011)
- 84 households
- 78.9% literacy
- 176098 PIN code

## Och Kalan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Och Kalan is 176098. Och Kalan falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176098
- Community development block Lambagaon
- Census village code 011329

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Och Kalan from nearby towns?
- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 85 km by road
- Tira Sujanpur (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Och Kalan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Och Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Och Khurd
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Lahru
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sujanpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Lahru
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Och Kalan known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 21% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Och Kalan

Of every 100 households in Och Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Och Kalan · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 72% 85%
- No toilet (open defecation) 28% 14%
- Tap water 89% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 83% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 51%
- Use banking services 93% 95%
- Television 69% 83%
- Mobile phone 74% 78%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 4%
- None of these assets 14% 6%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Och Kalan?

■ Och Kalan · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.9% 85.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1186 1186
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 710 878
- Working population 52.6% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 69.2% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 68 (37%) · ■ Marginal 103 (56%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghpur
- Kuhn Khas 364 people
- Tikri 363 people
- Khajurnun 353 people
- Liunda 353 people
- Kathla 348 people
- Dhar Brahmpuri 346 people
- Malehr 345 people
- Dibb 343 people

All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Och Kalan? 176098
- How far is Och Kalan from Dharmsala? 85 km by road
- What is the population of Och Kalan? 352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Och Kalan in? Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Och Kalan? 78.9% (Census 2011)

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