# Uchhahr Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Uchhahr

Uchhahr is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **368 people in 81 households**, the 36th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 368people (2011)
- 81households
- 86.1%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Uchhahr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uchhahr is 176031.** Uchhahr falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010534

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

## How far is Uchhahr from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)61 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)1 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 Uchhahr?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Uchhahr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jawalmukhi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jawalmukhi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Uchhahr known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 61% of the 64 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 Uchhahr

Of every 100 households in Uchhahr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Uchhahr · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**34%

Tap water ****85%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**64%

Use banking services ****87%**

**91%

Television ****87%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Uchhahr?

■ Uchhahr · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**891

Working population ****53.0%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 76.8% for women. 49% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 78 (40%) · **■** Marginal 117 (60%)

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

- Barru398 people
- Sasan396 people
- Mord391 people
- Tauru368 people
- Bahan Kalan366 people
- Bharoli Kuthiara357 people
- Ambotu356 people
- Purtiala352 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uchhahr?176031
- How far is Uchhahr from Dharmsala?61 km by road
- What is the population of Uchhahr?368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchhahr in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Uchhahr?86.1% (Census 2011)