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

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Khal

Khal is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177043**. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 31 households**, the 83rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 129people (2011)
- 31households
- 88.0%literacy
- 177043PIN code

## Khal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177043
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010778

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

## How far is Khal from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)36 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 Khal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 2
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kurna
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saleti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Khal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 16% of the 114 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 Khal

Of every 100 households in Khal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khal · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**17%

Tap water ****87%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****74%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Khal?

■ Khal · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1529**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**930

Working population ****73.6%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 84.6% for women. 76% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 43 (45%) · **■** Other work 17 (18%) · **■** Marginal 35 (37%)

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

- Lag Dahdu143 people
- Ladoa142 people
- Manyala Buhla141 people
- Sarad Mangli131 people
- Dodun Brahmna122 people
- Aloh Parla118 people
- Chamba115 people
- Sai109 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khal?177043
- How far is Khal from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Khal?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khal in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khal?88.0% (Census 2011)