# Kandharal Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Kandharal

Kandharal is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176103**. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 59 households**, the 252nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 271people (2011)
- 59households
- 76.6%literacy
- 176103PIN code

## Kandharal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kandharal is 176103.** Kandharal falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176103
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011820

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

## How far is Kandharal from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)42 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)9 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 Kandharal?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Saliana
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banuri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Kandharal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 84% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Kandharal

Of every 100 households in Kandharal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandharal · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**45%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****98%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kandharal?

■ Kandharal · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**912

Working population ****23.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 68.3% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 28 (44%) · **■** Marginal 30 (47%)

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

- Ghaghru-Btahral278 people
- Rathan274 people
- Rarauta273 people
- Bheri271 people
- Jol270 people
- Kalehr270 people
- Shamlat Deh269 people
- Chahr Khola264 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandharal?176103
- How far is Kandharal from Dharmsala?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kandharal?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandharal in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandharal?76.6% (Census 2011)