# Kahru Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Kahru

Kahru is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177110**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 53 households**, the 58th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 214people (2011)
- 53households
- 90.8%literacy
- 177110PIN code

## Kahru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kahru is 177110.** Kahru falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177110
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010674

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

## How far is Kahru from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)81 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)25 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 Kahru?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kahru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bharadwad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dada Siba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 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 Kahru known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 20% of the 98 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 Kahru

Of every 100 households in Kahru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kahru · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**38%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**73%

Use banking services ****84%**

**95%

Television ****78%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**4%

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

**11%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Kahru?

■ Kahru · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****462**

**821

Working population ****71.0%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 87.9% for women. 71% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 19 (12%) · **■** Marginal 133 (88%)

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 Jaswan

- Mehra260 people
- Jabbar241 people
- Banori227 people
- Bohala216 people
- Nagoh Karant208 people
- Halehr202 people
- Dodra Khurd198 people
- Baslahr195 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kahru?177110
- How far is Kahru from Dharmsala?81 km by road
- What is the population of Kahru?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahru in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kahru?90.8% (Census 2011)