Village · Jawali, Kangra
# Jarot Khas

Jarot Khas is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176023. The 2011 Census counted 2,327 people in 510 households, the 7th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.
- 2,327 people (2011)
- 510 households
- 84.8% literacy
- 176023 PIN code

## Jarot Khas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jarot Khas is 176023. Jarot Khas falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176023
- Community development block Nagrota Surian
- Census village code 009175

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

## How far is Jarot Khas from nearby towns?
- Jawali (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jarot Khas?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Amlela Khas
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water 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 Jarot Khas known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 78% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jarot Khas

Of every 100 households in Jarot Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jarot Khas · ■ Jawali rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 39% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 61% 51%
- Tap water 100% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 79% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 64% 33%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 66%
- Use banking services 99% 96%
- Television 84% 79%
- Mobile phone 71% 75%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 5%
- None of these assets 9% 8%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jarot Khas?

■ Jarot Khas · ■ Jawali rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.8% 86.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1098 1013
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1044 819
- Working population 40.1% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 79.6% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 27 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (2%) · ■ Household industry 17 (2%) · ■ Other work 233 (25%) · ■ Marginal 640 (69%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jawali
- Nagrota Surian 3,069 people
- Bhermar Khas 2,958 people
- Sidhpur Ghad 2,778 people
- Katholi 2,439 people
- Khairian 2,123 people
- Ghar 1,951 people
- Amlela Khas 1,930 people
- Samkaher 1,919 people

All 213 villages in Jawali

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jarot Khas? 176023
- How far is Jarot Khas from Dharmsala? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Jarot Khas? 2,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarot Khas in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jarot Khas? 84.8% (Census 2011)

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