# Kalkher Village, Baldwara, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baldwara, Mandi 

# Kalkher

Kalkher is a village in Baldwara sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175023**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 80 households**, the 37th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 405people (2011)
- 80households
- 83.4%literacy
- 175023PIN code

## Kalkher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkher is 175023.** Kalkher falls in Baldwara sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175023
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code014123

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

## How far is Kalkher from nearby towns?

- Baldwara (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)29 km by road
- Rawalsar (nearest town)5 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 Kalkher?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patrighat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kalkher known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. Products made here include blacksmith. About 36% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalkher

Of every 100 households in Kalkher in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kalkher · ■ Baldwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**12%

Tap water ****90%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**77%

Use banking services ****99%**

**90%

Television ****76%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Kalkher?

■ Kalkher · ■ Baldwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**875

Working population ****64.7%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 77.2% for women. 63% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 56 (21%) · **■** Marginal 198 (76%)

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 Baldwara

- Kaihri412 people
- Balehra410 people
- Katoh410 people
- Fatoh407 people
- Narola402 people
- Karni399 people
- Gharbasra395 people
- Matiara386 people

[All 139 villages in Baldwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/baldwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkher?175023
- How far is Kalkher from Mandi?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkher?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkher in?Mandi district (Baldwara sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkher?83.4% (Census 2011)
