# Lohar Kar Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Lohar Kar

Lohar Kar is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176072**. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 56 households**, the 278th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 239people (2011)
- 56households
- 83.8%literacy
- 176072PIN code

## Lohar Kar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lohar Kar is 176072.** Lohar Kar falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176072
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011720

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

## How far is Lohar Kar from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)53 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)23 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 Lohar Kar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanial Kar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khaira Buhla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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
- 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 Lohar Kar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 68% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Lohar Kar

Of every 100 households in Lohar Kar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lohar Kar · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****93%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Lohar Kar?

■ Lohar Kar · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1298**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**912

Working population ****48.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 80.5% for women. 45% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (14%) · **■** Marginal 95 (83%)

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

- Arth244 people
- Darati243 people
- Loungni242 people
- Mahlag Uparli240 people
- Pandtehr237 people
- Rakkar237 people
- Ambotu231 people
- Bandu228 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lohar Kar?176072
- How far is Lohar Kar from Dharmsala?53 km by road
- What is the population of Lohar Kar?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohar Kar in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lohar Kar?83.8% (Census 2011)