Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi
# Kalahod

Kalahod is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175002. The 2011 Census counted 1,738 people in 385 households, the 10th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.
- 1,738 people (2011)
- 385 households
- 85.2% literacy
- 175002 PIN code

## Kalahod PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalahod is 175002. Kalahod falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 175002
- Community development block Sundarnagar
- Census village code 014230

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalahod from nearby towns?
- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalahod?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kalahod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sundarnagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sundarnagar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kalahod known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 62% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalahod

Of every 100 households in Kalahod in 2011, 99 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kalahod · ■ Sundarnagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 99%
- Toilet within the home 78% 80%
- No toilet (open defecation) 14% 20%
- Tap water 99% 95%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 53%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 69% 75%
- Use banking services 98% 87%
- Television 79% 74%
- Mobile phone 78% 65%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 32% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 7%
- None of these assets 5% 13%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalahod?

■ Kalahod · ■ Sundarnagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.2% 80.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1033 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 718 926
- Working population 40.6% 48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 78.6% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 272 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 297 (42%) · ■ Marginal 126 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sundarnagar
- Jarol 2,136 people
- Dharanda 2,102 people
- Bharjwanu 1,761 people
- Dehar 1,738 people
- Sai 1,644 people
- Ghangal 1,432 people
- D.P.F. Dhawal 1,402 people
- Chauk 1,398 people

All 180 villages in Sundarnagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalahod? 175002
- How far is Kalahod from Mandi? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Kalahod? 1,738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalahod in? Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalahod? 85.2% (Census 2011)

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