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

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Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur 

# Gowahan

Gowahan is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174001**. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 33 households**, the 116th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 136people (2011)
- 33households
- 90.6%literacy
- 174001PIN code

## Gowahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gowahan is 174001.** Gowahan falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174001
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019797

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

## How far is Gowahan from nearby towns?

- Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)10 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)10 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 Gowahan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gowahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kothi Pura
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothi Pura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bilaspur Sadar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Gowahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 38% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Gowahan

Of every 100 households in Gowahan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Gowahan · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**23%

Tap water ****33%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**72%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****91%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**11%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Gowahan?

■ Gowahan · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**886

Working population ****43.4%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 82.3% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (7%) · **■** Other work 19 (32%) · **■** Marginal 36 (61%)

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

- Tarambri144 people
- Khoi143 people
- Kanjota140 people
- Dhaliar137 people
- Jangal Brans134 people
- Kot127 people
- Jangal Dali124 people
- Duhkli120 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 Gowahan?174001
- How far is Gowahan from Bilaspur?10 km by road
- What is the population of Gowahan?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowahan in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gowahan?90.6% (Census 2011)