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

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Saur Kalan

Saur Kalan is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176030**. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 47 households**, the 58th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 242people (2011)
- 47households
- 72.3%literacy
- 176030PIN code

## Saur Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saur Kalan is 176030.** Saur Kalan falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176030
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010826

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

## How far is Saur Kalan from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)34 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 Saur Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khundian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Saur Kalan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 28% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Saur Kalan

Of every 100 households in Saur Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saur Kalan · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****43%**

**95%

Television ****51%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Saur Kalan?

■ Saur Kalan · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**899

Working population ****81.8%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 67.9% for women. 82% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (17%) · **■** Other work 17 (9%) · **■** Marginal 147 (74%)

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

- Khundian250 people
- Majhin244 people
- Dhatehr243 people
- Patreli243 people
- Chaunki229 people
- Dev Gaon229 people
- Jujhpul229 people
- Taryamblu229 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saur Kalan?176030
- How far is Saur Kalan from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Saur Kalan?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saur Kalan in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saur Kalan?72.3% (Census 2011)