# Sialkar Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Sialkar

Sialkar is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176032**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 60 households**, the 28th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 318people (2011)
- 60households
- 81.3%literacy
- 176032PIN code

## Sialkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sialkar is 176032.** Sialkar falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176032
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010900

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

## How far is Sialkar from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)81 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)20 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 Sialkar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sialkar; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhoadli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Sialkar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 17% of the 145 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 Sialkar

Of every 100 households in Sialkar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sialkar · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**41%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**95%

Television ****62%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sialkar?

■ Sialkar · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1193**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**899

Working population ****48.4%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 71.3% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (16%) · **■** Other work 42 (27%) · **■** Marginal 87 (56%)

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

- Dhati Parmala340 people
- Gharna340 people
- Marhana336 people
- Bhoran323 people
- Dal304 people
- Charambu302 people
- Mahr300 people
- Aghar298 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sialkar?176032
- How far is Sialkar from Dharmsala?81 km by road
- What is the population of Sialkar?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sialkar in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sialkar?81.3% (Census 2011)