# Ramchhehr Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Ramchhehr

Ramchhehr is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 37 households**, the 318th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 167people (2011)
- 37households
- 77.3%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Ramchhehr PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011866

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

## How far is Ramchhehr from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)52 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)10 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 Ramchhehr?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ramchhehr; 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kamlehr
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamlehr
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Ramchhehr known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 81% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Ramchhehr

Of every 100 households in Ramchhehr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ramchhehr · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**10%

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

**5%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ramchhehr?

■ Ramchhehr · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**912

Working population ****14.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 71.4% for women. 26% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (58%) · **■** Marginal 9 (38%)

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

- Chudrehr174 people
- Dhati173 people
- Bhas Guar172 people
- Haula171 people
- Kolani165 people
- Kuthehra163 people
- Bhohra157 people
- Jhagehr157 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ramchhehr?176061
- How far is Ramchhehr from Dharmsala?52 km by road
- What is the population of Ramchhehr?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramchhehr in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ramchhehr?77.3% (Census 2011)