# Tharot Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Kangra 

# Tharot

Tharot is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176217**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 72 households**, the 79th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 305people (2011)
- 72households
- 70.7%literacy
- 176217PIN code

## Tharot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tharot is 176217.** Tharot falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176217
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009446

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

## How far is Tharot from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)12 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 Tharot?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tharot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Tharot known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 34% of the 16 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 Tharot

Of every 100 households in Tharot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tharot · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**50%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****76%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**19%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Tharot?

■ Tharot · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****450**

**911

Working population ****41.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 52 (42%) · **■** Marginal 62 (50%)

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 Shahpur

- Upperli Ansuhi326 people
- Keori316 people
- Baintlu315 people
- Kothar311 people
- Hara304 people
- Kamlahri299 people
- Kholi295 people
- Manoh295 people

[All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tharot?176217
- How far is Tharot from Dharmsala?12 km by road
- What is the population of Tharot?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tharot in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tharot?70.7% (Census 2011)