Village · Khundian, Kangra
# Jhalot

Jhalot is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176030. The 2011 Census counted 70 people in 15 households, the 175th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.
- 70 people (2011)
- 15 households
- 80.0% literacy
- 176030 PIN code

## Jhalot PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jhalot is 176030. Jhalot falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176030
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010930

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

## How far is Jhalot from nearby towns?
- Khundian (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jhalot?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jhalot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service 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 · Chot
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khundian
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

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

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 26% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jhalot

Of every 100 households in Jhalot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhalot · ■ Khundian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 20% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 57%
- Tap water 100% 83%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 53% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 47% 83%
- Use banking services 100% 95%
- Television 67% 75%
- Mobile phone 80% 84%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 7%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Jhalot?

■ Jhalot · ■ Khundian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 82.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 1055
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 4000 899
- Working population 68.6% 63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 65.5% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (19%) · ■ Other work 10 (21%) · ■ Marginal 29 (60%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Khundian
- Samehl 76 people
- Ropa 75 people
- Bhatwal 74 people
- Tikkar Jhikla 74 people
- Ghar Lahr 69 people
- Uk Lahr 68 people
- Nahli Jhikla 67 people
- Tapnala 67 people

All 229 villages in Khundian

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jhalot? 176030
- How far is Jhalot from Dharmsala? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Jhalot? 70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalot in? Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalot? 80.0% (Census 2011)

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