Village · Palampur, Kangra # Jia Khas Jia Khas is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176099. The 2011 Census counted 212 people in 52 households, the 293rd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 212 people (2011) - 52 households - 74.9% literacy - 176099 PIN code ## Jia Khas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jia Khas is 176099. Jia Khas falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176099 - Community development block Bhawarna - Census village code 011480 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jia Khas from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 17 km by road - Palampur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jia Khas? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Jia 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 - ● 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 - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dadh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dharmshala - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Jia Khas known for? The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 73% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jia Khas Of every 100 households in Jia Khas in 2011, 91 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Jia Khas · ■ Palampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 99% - Toilet within the home 74% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 26% 10% - Tap water 100% 95% - Drinking water within premises 28% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 57% 53% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 45% - Use banking services 98% 96% - Television 77% 87% - Mobile phone 81% 78% - Computer with internet 4% 4% - Two-wheeler 8% 24% - Car / jeep / van 4% 10% - None of these assets 8% 5% - Own their home 100% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jia Khas? ■ Jia Khas · ■ Palampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.9% 85.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1099 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 912 - Working population 46.7% 36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 69.4% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 44 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 37 (37%) · ■ Marginal 16 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palampur - Rajnali 214 people - Ree 214 people - Sukairi 214 people - Andror 212 people - Duhaki 208 people - Matehr 204 people - Kholi 201 people - Gadiara Khaira 198 people All 409 villages in Palampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jia Khas? 176099 - How far is Jia Khas from Dharmsala? 17 km by road - What is the population of Jia Khas? 212 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jia Khas in? Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jia Khas? 74.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/jia-khas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.