Village · Shahpur, Kangra # Kahkarra Kahkarra is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176206. The 2011 Census counted 236 people in 42 households, the 99th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%. - 236 people (2011) - 42 households - 63.2% literacy - 176206 PIN code ## Kahkarra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kahkarra is 176206. Kahkarra falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176206 - Community development block Rait - Census village code 009340 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kahkarra from nearby towns? - Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 42 km by road - Dharmsala (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kahkarra? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kahkarra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Drini Khurd - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kahkarra known for? The main crops are wheat. About 17% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kahkarra Of every 100 households in Kahkarra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kahkarra · ■ Shahpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 98% - Toilet within the home 0% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 51% - Tap water 52% 89% - Drinking water within premises 0% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 50% - Use banking services 100% 94% - Television 29% 78% - Mobile phone 17% 67% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 19% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 64% 10% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kahkarra? ■ Kahkarra · ■ Shahpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.2% 83.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1070 1040 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1150 911 - Working population 50.8% 40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 55.6% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 22 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (4%) · ■ Marginal 92 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur - Kakroh 258 people - Shiun Khas 254 people - Morachh 244 people - Mahar-II 239 people - Gandhrap 233 people - Har 233 people - Karela 232 people - Chori 231 people All 160 villages in Shahpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kahkarra? 176206 - How far is Kahkarra from Dharmsala? 42 km by road - What is the population of Kahkarra? 236 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kahkarra in? Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kahkarra? 63.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/kahkarra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.