# Ghalour Khas Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Ghalour Khas

Ghalour Khas is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176066**. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 46 households**, the 75th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 226people (2011)
- 46households
- 89.9%literacy
- 176066PIN code

## Ghalour Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghalour Khas is 176066.** Ghalour Khas falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176066
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010479

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

## How far is Ghalour Khas from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)64 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)10 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 Ghalour Khas?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghalour Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vahna Kalan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Ghalour Khas known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 39% of the 36 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 Ghalour Khas

Of every 100 households in Ghalour Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghalour Khas · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

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

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**34%

Tap water ****96%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**64%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****65%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

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

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghalour Khas?

■ Ghalour Khas · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**891

Working population ****88.1%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 83.5% for women. 87% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (10%) · **■** Marginal 162 (81%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Pakhehr236 people
- Dholas234 people
- Jamuli229 people
- Kaleri228 people
- Balla225 people
- Chowki223 people
- Chaniara222 people
- Lakhwal215 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghalour Khas?176066
- How far is Ghalour Khas from Dharmsala?64 km by road
- What is the population of Ghalour Khas?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghalour Khas in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghalour Khas?89.9% (Census 2011)
