# Kalhorkar Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Kalhorkar

Kalhorkar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176059**. The 2011 Census counted **23 people in 7 households**, the 381st largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 23people (2011)
- 7households
- 70.0%literacy
- 176059PIN code

## Kalhorkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalhorkar is 176059.** Kalhorkar falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176059
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011491

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

## How far is Kalhorkar from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)16 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)17 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 Kalhorkar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalhorkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dadh Jhikla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Kalhorkar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 38% of the 10 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kalhorkar

Of every 100 households in Kalhorkar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalhorkar · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**99%

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

**90%

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

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****100%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Kalhorkar?

■ Kalhorkar · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**1019

Working population ****60.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (21%) · **■** Marginal 11 (79%)

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

- Thera43 people
- Ban Kurang40 people
- Dehli36 people
- Kapain29 people
- Kawat15 people
- Bandhiara11 people
- Dohri9 people
- Balah7 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalhorkar?176059
- How far is Kalhorkar from Dharmsala?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kalhorkar?23 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalhorkar in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalhorkar?70.0% (Census 2011)