Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra
# Kamlota

Kamlota is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176036. The 2011 Census counted 98 people in 24 households, the 110th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.
- 98 people (2011)
- 24 households
- 83.5% literacy
- 176036 PIN code

## Kamlota PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kamlota is 176036. Kamlota falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176036
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010508

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

## How far is Kamlota from nearby towns?
- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 61 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kamlota?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kamlota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Middle school In village · 2 private
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells 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 Kamlota known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 37% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kamlota

Of every 100 households in Kamlota in 2011, 96 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Kamlota · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 98%
- Toilet within the home 67% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 33% 34%
- Tap water 88% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 71% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 64%
- Use banking services 92% 91%
- Television 88% 76%
- Mobile phone 42% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 25% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 17% 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).

## What is the population of Kamlota?

■ Kamlota · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.5% 87.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1649 1073
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 891
- Working population 53.1% 65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 78.2% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (15%) · ■ Other work 9 (17%) · ■ Marginal 35 (67%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi
- Kharian 112 people
- Ghera 111 people
- Thehra 105 people
- Bhatehr 98 people
- Kaithal 94 people
- Kunna 81 people
- Kut Kashmir 75 people
- Churdu 69 people

All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kamlota? 176036
- How far is Kamlota from Dharmsala? 61 km by road
- What is the population of Kamlota? 98 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamlota in? Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamlota? 83.5% (Census 2011)

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