Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur # Khal Khal is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173024. The 2011 Census counted 28 people in 6 households, the 256th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 28 people (2011) - 6 households - 80.8% literacy - 173024 PIN code ## Khal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Khal is 173024. Khal falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173024 - Community development block Pachhad - Census village code 022885 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khal from nearby towns? - Sarahan (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 74 km by road - Nahan (nearest town) 74 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khal? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Khal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Panwal - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chanalag - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saranh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - 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 Khal known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and tomato. About 7% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khal Of every 100 households in Khal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khal · ■ Pachhad rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 50% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 17% 22% - Tap water 100% 72% - Drinking water within premises 0% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 81% - Use banking services 33% 90% - Television 67% 64% - Mobile phone 67% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 0% 8% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khal? ■ Khal · ■ Pachhad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.8% 85.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 918 - Working population 67.9% 65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 73% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (95%) · ■ Other work 1 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pachhad - Kyartu Kakrana 33 people - Banaha Dhini 31 people - Bayunhat 31 people - Dabar 29 people - Charani 27 people - Chhapang 27 people - Nahar Dhar 25 people - Gunja Rapoot 23 people All 263 villages in Pachhad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khal? 173024 - How far is Khal from Nahan? 74 km by road - What is the population of Khal? 28 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khal in? Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Khal? 80.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/khal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.