Village · Gandoh, Doda # Kharangal Kharangal is a village in Gandoh sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 182203. The 2011 Census counted 1,719 people in 329 households, the 14th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 1,719 people (2011) - 329 households - 64.4% literacy - 182203 PIN code ## Kharangal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kharangal is 182203. Kharangal falls in Gandoh sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 182203 - Gram panchayat Kharangal - Community development block Gandoh - Census village code 004351 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharangal from nearby towns? - Gandoh (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Doda (district HQ) 75 km by road - Doda (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharangal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kilhothran - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kilothran - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Doda - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharangal known for? The main crops are wheat. Products made here include rajmash. About 30% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharangal Of every 100 households in Kharangal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kharangal · ■ Gandoh rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 79% - Toilet within the home 8% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 69% - Tap water 100% 85% - Drinking water within premises 4% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 57% 65% - Television 11% 12% - Mobile phone 77% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 25% - Own their home 100% 100% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharangal? ■ Kharangal · ■ Gandoh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.4% 57.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1030 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 968 962 - Working population 33.4% 29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 47.8% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 333 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (5%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 194 (34%) · ■ Marginal 14 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gandoh - Dhadkahi 1,774 people - Sanwara 1,757 people - Kilotran 1,743 people - Bhargi 1,728 people - Dudwar 1,543 people - Tendala 1,531 people - Bharti 1,519 people - Chillepain 1,499 people All 67 villages in Gandoh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharangal? 182203 - How far is Kharangal from Doda? 75 km by road - What is the population of Kharangal? 1,719 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharangal in? Doda district (Gandoh sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kharangal? 64.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/gandoh/kharangal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.