# Kakrehr Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Kakrehr

Kakrehr is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176102**. The 2011 Census counted **399 people in 85 households**, the 172nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 399people (2011)
- 85households
- 86.4%literacy
- 176102PIN code

## Kakrehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakrehr is 176102.** Kakrehr falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176102
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011650

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

## How far is Kakrehr from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)37 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)6 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 Kakrehr?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kakrehr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bag Buhla
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawarna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Kakrehr known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 55% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kakrehr

Of every 100 households in Kakrehr in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakrehr · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**45%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kakrehr?

■ Kakrehr · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**912

Working population ****65.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (44%) · **■** Marginal 144 (55%)

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

- Man Simbal Uparla403 people
- Jamwal Kar401 people
- Chornali400 people
- Malnu400 people
- Patrorak399 people
- Chhainchri398 people
- Sihol398 people
- Gadiara396 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakrehr?176102
- How far is Kakrehr from Dharmsala?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kakrehr?399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakrehr in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kakrehr?86.4% (Census 2011)