# Dhurehr Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Dhurehr

Dhurehr is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 41 households**, the 268th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 250people (2011)
- 41households
- 69.2%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Dhurehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhurehr is 176061.** Dhurehr falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011524

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

## How far is Dhurehr from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)46 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)11 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 Dhurehr?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurehr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bandla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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
- 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 Dhurehr known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 16% of the 34 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 Dhurehr

Of every 100 households in Dhurehr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhurehr · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**66%

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

**53%

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

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****78%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Dhurehr?

■ Dhurehr · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****761**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**912

Working population ****47.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 54.8% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 117 (98%)

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 Palampur

- Gont252 people
- Padra252 people
- Lahnga251 people
- Bagora250 people
- Kasba249 people
- Nain249 people
- Jagehr248 people
- Kudan247 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhurehr?176061
- How far is Dhurehr from Dharmsala?46 km by road
- What is the population of Dhurehr?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurehr in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurehr?69.2% (Census 2011)