# Handal Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Handal

Handal is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177034**. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 39 households**, the 73rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 154people (2011)
- 39households
- 88.5%literacy
- 177034PIN code

## Handal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Handal is 177034.** Handal falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177034
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010785

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

## How far is Handal from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)78 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)13 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 Handal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Handal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Peer
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Handal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 16% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Handal

Of every 100 households in Handal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Handal · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**17%

Tap water ****97%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****86%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Handal?

■ Handal · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1265**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2750**

**930

Working population ****79.2%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 81.3% for women. 88% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (11%) · **■** Marginal 108 (89%)

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 Rakkar

- Peer174 people
- Sohari173 people
- Sri Nagar161 people
- Suti160 people
- Balehra152 people
- Marar152 people
- Aloh Buhla150 people
- Sarad Lohari Nichli144 people

[All 116 villages in Rakkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Handal?177034
- How far is Handal from Dharmsala?78 km by road
- What is the population of Handal?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handal in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Handal?88.5% (Census 2011)