# Gahar Village, Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur 

# Gahar

Gahar is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174012**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 66 households**, the 73rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 262people (2011)
- 66households
- 88.2%literacy
- 174012PIN code

## Gahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahar is 174012.** Gahar falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174012
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019748

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

## How far is Gahar from nearby towns?

- Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)20 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 Gahar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Panjgain
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panjgain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gahar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 37% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gahar

Of every 100 households in Gahar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Gahar · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**23%

Tap water ****3%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**72%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****88%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**11%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Gahar?

■ Gahar · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**886

Working population ****38.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 82.6% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Other work 59 (58%) · **■** Marginal 24 (24%)

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 Bilaspur Sadar

- Sai Kanaitan277 people
- Kothi Pura266 people
- Kathpur264 people
- Tikri264 people
- Nal261 people
- Harnora258 people
- Chamyon257 people
- Neri255 people

[All 168 villages in Bilaspur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahar?174012
- How far is Gahar from Bilaspur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gahar?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahar in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahar?88.2% (Census 2011)