Village · Nurpur, Kangra # Khair Khas Khair Khas is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176022. The 2011 Census counted 506 people in 101 households, the 117th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 506 people (2011) - 101 households - 82.1% literacy - 176022 PIN code ## Khair Khas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Khair Khas is 176022. Khair Khas falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176022 - Community development block Nurpur - Census village code 008537 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khair Khas from nearby towns? - Nurpur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 95 km by road - Nurpur (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khair Khas? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Khair Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Raja Ka Talab - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dehri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jasur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Khair Khas known for? The main crops are wheat. About 73% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khair Khas Of every 100 households in Khair Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Khair Khas · ■ Nurpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 58% 48% - No toilet (open defecation) 42% 51% - Tap water 99% 89% - Drinking water within premises 74% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 34% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 65% - Use banking services 80% 94% - Television 58% 79% - Mobile phone 70% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 24% 25% - Car / jeep / van 4% 5% - None of these assets 24% 10% - Own their home 81% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khair Khas? ■ Khair Khas · ■ Nurpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.1% 85.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 962 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 955 826 - Working population 28.3% 38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 76.0% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 83 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (13%) · ■ Other work 31 (22%) · ■ Marginal 10 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur - Dagla 514 people - Reena 511 people - Sakri 510 people - Gharoli 509 people - Sudyal 506 people - Kohri 496 people - Rit Upperli 494 people - Mehta 491 people All 419 villages in Nurpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khair Khas? 176022 - How far is Khair Khas from Dharmsala? 95 km by road - What is the population of Khair Khas? 506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khair Khas in? Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khair Khas? 82.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/khair-khas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.