# Hokal Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Hokal

Hokal is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **112 people in 26 households**, the 121st largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 112people (2011)
- 26households
- 87.8%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Hokal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hokal is 173217.** Hokal falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022481

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

## How far is Hokal from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)45 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)45 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 Hokal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Hokal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nagali
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Hokal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 21% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Hokal

Of every 100 households in Hokal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Hokal · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**18%

Tap water ****36%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****80%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****84%**

**80%

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 Hokal?

■ Hokal · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****672**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****37.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 78.9% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (31%) · **■** Marginal 28 (67%)

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 Kandaghat

- Takrana117 people
- Kun116 people
- Tikar116 people
- Dhangeel113 people
- Kot112 people
- Kano111 people
- Bagash108 people
- Bakhor107 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hokal?173217
- How far is Hokal from Solan?45 km by road
- What is the population of Hokal?112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hokal in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Hokal?87.8% (Census 2011)