# Loharal Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/loharal/ Village · Palampur, Kangra # Loharal Loharal is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **556 people in 127 households**, the 106th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 556people (2011) - 127households - 86.1%literacy - 176061PIN code ## Loharal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Loharal is 176061.** Loharal falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176061 - Community development blockBhawarna - Census village code011571 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Loharal from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)36 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 Loharal? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Loharal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bharehr - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Loharal known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 68% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Loharal Of every 100 households in Loharal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Loharal · ■ Palampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****99%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **10% Tap water ****99%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **45% Use banking services ****98%** **96% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****83%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****32%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **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 Loharal? ■ Loharal · ■ Palampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **912 Working population ****26.4%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 79.8% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 14 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (84%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%) 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 - Bharehr567 people - Kathiara565 people - Latwala564 people - Jandehra556 people - Tambar556 people - Pandtehr553 people - Tatehl545 people - Chauthi Band541 people [All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Loharal?176061 - How far is Loharal from Dharmsala?36 km by road - What is the population of Loharal?556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Loharal in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Loharal?86.1% (Census 2011)