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

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Village · Rakkar, Kangra 

# Sukrala

Sukrala is a village in Rakkar sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177108**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 123 households**, the 16th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 512people (2011)
- 123households
- 86.1%literacy
- 177108PIN code

## Sukrala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sukrala is 177108.** Sukrala falls in Rakkar sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177108
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010708

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

## How far is Sukrala from nearby towns?

- Rakkar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)73 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)17 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 Sukrala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sukrala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chamba Katuati
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Sukrala known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 36% of the 55 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 Sukrala

Of every 100 households in Sukrala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukrala · ■ Rakkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**17%

Tap water ****76%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****87%**

**97%

Television ****57%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sukrala?

■ Sukrala · ■ Rakkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**930

Working population ****72.5%**

**74.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 80.7% for women. 68% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (31%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 239 (64%)

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

- Kaloha Nichla554 people
- Mat Umran545 people
- Garli542 people
- Chauli527 people
- Jhikli Bharoli500 people
- Ram Nagar493 people
- Kurna492 people
- Suhan487 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sukrala?177108
- How far is Sukrala from Dharmsala?73 km by road
- What is the population of Sukrala?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukrala in?Kangra district (Rakkar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sukrala?86.1% (Census 2011)