# Kharota Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Kharota

Kharota is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 43 households**, the 83rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 205people (2011)
- 43households
- 89.0%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Kharota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharota is 176036.** Kharota falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010558

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

## How far is Kharota from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)77 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)6 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 Kharota?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kharota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Silh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Majeen Chowk
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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 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 Kharota known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 43% of the 50 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 Kharota

Of every 100 households in Kharota in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharota · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**64%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****76%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Kharota?

■ Kharota · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1228**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1538**

**891

Working population ****55.1%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 83.9% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 96 (85%)

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

- Lakhwal215 people
- Kohlari210 people
- Dhanui209 people
- Baroya205 people
- Saloa197 people
- Bharal194 people
- Chadal194 people
- Bohal Jagir193 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharota?176036
- How far is Kharota from Dharmsala?77 km by road
- What is the population of Kharota?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharota in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharota?89.0% (Census 2011)