# Salangari Village, Rakkar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Salangari

Salangari is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177104**. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 54 households**, the 48th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 242people (2011)
- 54households
- 90.3%literacy
- 177104PIN code

## Salangari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salangari is 177104.** Salangari falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177104
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010706

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

## How far is Salangari from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)14 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 Salangari?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Salangari known for?

About 28% of the 60 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 Salangari

Of every 100 households in Salangari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salangari · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**74%

Use banking services ****88%**

**97%

Television ****66%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**9%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Salangari?

■ Salangari · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****71.5%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 81.8% for women. 72% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (21%) · **■** Other work 19 (11%) · **■** Marginal 117 (68%)

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

- Mandlian247 people
- Sehri247 people
- Nahan245 people
- Chaplah Jhikla242 people
- Gudara241 people
- Bani237 people
- Tila Nahar Bhadar235 people
- Nathun229 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salangari?177104
- How far is Salangari from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Salangari?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salangari in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salangari?90.3% (Census 2011)