# Rachhiara Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Rachhiara

Rachhiara is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 127 households**, the 117th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 519people (2011)
- 127households
- 72.4%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Rachhiara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011860

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

## How far is Rachhiara from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)52 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 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 Rachhiara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Rachhiara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Saperu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamlehr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Rachhiara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 57% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Rachhiara

Of every 100 households in Rachhiara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Rachhiara · ■ 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 ****100%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**45%

Use banking services ****94%**

**96%

Television ****83%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Rachhiara?

■ Rachhiara · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**912

Working population ****24.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 38% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 21 (16%) · **■** Other work 64 (50%) · **■** Marginal 43 (34%)

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

- Chimbal Har536 people
- Sutrehr535 people
- Raipur Khas533 people
- Khatehr521 people
- Bohrkar512 people
- Sulah Kasba504 people
- Maranda503 people
- Panapari Khas501 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rachhiara?176061
- How far is Rachhiara from Dharmsala?52 km by road
- What is the population of Rachhiara?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachhiara in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rachhiara?72.4% (Census 2011)