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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Tara

Tara is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176083**. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 160 households**, the 96th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 606people (2011)
- 160households
- 82.6%literacy
- 176083PIN code

## Tara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tara is 176083.** Tara falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176083
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011656

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

## How far is Tara from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)38 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 Tara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kasba
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nangnal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Tara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Tara

Of every 100 households in Tara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tara · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****95%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**45%

Use banking services ****97%**

**96%

Television ****85%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Tara?

■ Tara · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**912

Working population ****55.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 77.5% for women. 48% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 274 (81%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (17%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Kothi631 people
- Lamlehr624 people
- Bhatpura620 people
- Badsar609 people
- Saralu603 people
- Salan602 people
- Sungal599 people
- Chhatar589 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tara?176083
- How far is Tara from Dharmsala?38 km by road
- What is the population of Tara?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tara in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tara?82.6% (Census 2011)