# Bar Kalan Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Bar Kalan

Bar Kalan is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176055**. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 45 households**, the 73rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 195people (2011)
- 45households
- 90.6%literacy
- 176055PIN code

## Bar Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bar Kalan is 176055.** Bar Kalan falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176055
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010979

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

## How far is Bar Kalan from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)30 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 Bar Kalan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bar Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thill
- ○Degree college10+ km · Naura Sulah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kangra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Bar Kalan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 27% of the 53 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 Bar Kalan

Of every 100 households in Bar Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bar Kalan · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**57%

Tap water ****86%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****88%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

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

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bar Kalan?

■ Bar Kalan · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****591**

**899

Working population ****75.9%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 83.1% for women. 70% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 31 (21%) · **■** Marginal 117 (79%)

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 Khundian

- Daglehr204 people
- Basin203 people
- Kuwali201 people
- Kotu Dhorian196 people
- Phaked194 people
- Bag191 people
- Bharer191 people
- Dabkehri191 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bar Kalan?176055
- How far is Bar Kalan from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bar Kalan?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bar Kalan in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bar Kalan?90.6% (Census 2011)