# Khilru Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Khilru

Khilru is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 234 households**, the 43rd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 889people (2011)
- 234households
- 90.4%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Khilru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011576

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

## How far is Khilru from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)34 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)4 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 Khilru?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Khilru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Differpat
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Khilru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and potato**. About 56% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Khilru

Of every 100 households in Khilru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Khilru · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**45%

Use banking services ****93%**

**96%

Television ****92%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**10%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 Khilru?

■ Khilru · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**912

Working population ****36.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 89.5% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 249 (76%) · **■** Marginal 63 (19%)

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

- Rajpura913 people
- Palahu910 people
- Banuri894 people
- Saliana890 people
- Bari Khas882 people
- Majhakra882 people
- Dattal881 people
- Balla878 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khilru?176061
- How far is Khilru from Dharmsala?34 km by road
- What is the population of Khilru?889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khilru in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khilru?90.4% (Census 2011)