# Kaloha Nichla Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Kaloha Nichla

Kaloha Nichla is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 129 households**, the 12th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 554people (2011)
- 129households
- 89.9%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Kaloha Nichla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaloha Nichla is 177043.** Kaloha Nichla falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010732

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

## How far is Kaloha Nichla from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)22 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 Kaloha Nichla?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kaloha Nichla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Kaloha Nichla known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 23% of the 263 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 Kaloha Nichla

Of every 100 households in Kaloha Nichla in 2011, 96 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kaloha Nichla · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**17%

Tap water ****93%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**74%

Use banking services ****99%**

**97%

Television ****74%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kaloha Nichla?

■ Kaloha Nichla · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**930

Working population ****81.2%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 85.7% for women. 77% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 54 (12%) · **■** Marginal 396 (88%)

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

- Tikkar596 people
- Garli Khas568 people
- Katoh568 people
- Jatoli Chakran561 people
- Mat Umran545 people
- Garli542 people
- Chauli527 people
- Sukrala512 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaloha Nichla?177043
- How far is Kaloha Nichla from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kaloha Nichla?554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaloha Nichla in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaloha Nichla?89.9% (Census 2011)
