# Peer Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/peer/ Village · Rakkar, Kangra # Peer Peer is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177034**. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 39 households**, the 69th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 174people (2011) - 39households - 87.7%literacy - 177034PIN code ## Peer PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peer is 177034.** Peer falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177034 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peer from nearby towns? - Rakkar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)77 km by road - Nadaun (nearest town)11 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 Peer? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Peer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pragpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Peer known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 12% of the 84 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 Peer Of every 100 households in Peer in 2011, 95 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Peer · ■ Rakkar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **99% Toilet within the home ****73%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **17% Tap water ****93%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **74% Use banking services ****95%** **97% Television ****66%** **77% Mobile phone ****76%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **9% Own their home ****88%** **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 Peer? ■ Peer · ■ Rakkar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1042 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1714** **930 Working population ****68.4%** **74.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 78.9% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (39%) · **■** Marginal 72 (61%) 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 - Kharoti185 people - Chalah179 people - Kurial Khera177 people - Sarad Lohari Uparli176 people - Sohari173 people - Sri Nagar161 people - Suti160 people - Handal154 people [All 116 villages in Rakkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/rakkar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peer?177034 - How far is Peer from Dharmsala?77 km by road - What is the population of Peer?174 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peer in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Peer?87.7% (Census 2011)