Village · Baddi, Solan # Kalu Jhanda Kalu Jhanda is a village in Baddi sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173233. The 2011 Census counted 546 people in 106 households, the 35th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 546 people (2011) - 106 households - 89.9% literacy - 173233 PIN code ## Kalu Jhanda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kalu Jhanda is 173233. Kalu Jhanda falls in Baddi sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173233 - Community development block Dharampur - Census village code 021228 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalu Jhanda from nearby towns? - Baddi (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Solan (district HQ) 52 km by road - Baddi (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalu Jhanda? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kalu Jhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Shera - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Barotiwala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nalagarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nalagarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kalu Jhanda known for? The main crops are maize, paddy and wheat. About 63% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalu Jhanda Of every 100 households in Kalu Jhanda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Kalu Jhanda · ■ Baddi rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 88% 70% - No toilet (open defecation) 12% 29% - Tap water 98% 82% - Drinking water within premises 82% 62% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 89% 58% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 6% 34% - Use banking services 94% 81% - Television 91% 74% - Mobile phone 84% 79% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 59% 34% - Car / jeep / van 13% 13% - None of these assets 2% 7% - Own their home 95% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalu Jhanda? ■ Kalu Jhanda · ■ Baddi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.9% 79.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 851 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 863 - Working population 31.9% 46.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 83.7% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (10%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 152 (87%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baddi - Rautan Wala 605 people - Theda 592 people - Balyana 564 people - Sandholi 562 people - Sainsiwala 541 people - Dhaular 534 people - Kaundi 528 people - Nand Pur 528 people All 216 villages in Baddi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalu Jhanda? 173233 - How far is Kalu Jhanda from Solan? 52 km by road - What is the population of Kalu Jhanda? 546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalu Jhanda in? Solan district (Baddi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kalu Jhanda? 89.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/baddi/kalu-jhanda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.