Village · Rakkar, Kangra
# Garli Khas

Garli Khas is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177108. The 2011 Census counted 568 people in 149 households, the 9th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.
- 568 people (2011)
- 149 households
- 94.2% literacy
- 177108 PIN code

## Garli Khas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garli Khas is 177108. Garli Khas falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177108
- Community development block Pragpur
- Census village code 010715

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garli Khas from nearby towns?
- Rakkar (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 66 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garli Khas?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Garli Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Management institute In village · 1 private
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Pragpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garli Khas known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 20% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garli Khas

Of every 100 households in Garli Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Garli Khas · ■ Rakkar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 99%
- Toilet within the home 81% 83%
- No toilet (open defecation) 19% 17%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 75% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 86% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 11% 74%
- Use banking services 98% 97%
- Television 79% 77%
- Mobile phone 73% 71%
- Computer with internet 5% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 4%
- None of these assets 7% 9%
- Own their home 72% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garli Khas?

■ Garli Khas · ■ Rakkar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.2% 89.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1029 1042
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1684 930
- Working population 59.3% 74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 90.6% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 6 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (10%) · ■ Other work 174 (52%) · ■ Marginal 122 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rakkar
- Mera 704 people
- Kaloha Uparla 697 people
- Kaulapur 641 people
- Tikkar 596 people
- Katoh 568 people
- Jatoli Chakran 561 people
- Kaloha Nichla 554 people
- Mat Umran 545 people

All 116 villages in Rakkar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garli Khas? 177108
- How far is Garli Khas from Dharmsala? 66 km by road
- What is the population of Garli Khas? 568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garli Khas in? Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garli Khas? 94.2% (Census 2011)

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