# Gehra Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Gehra

Gehra is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174021**. The 2011 Census counted **87 people in 18 households**, the 198th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 87people (2011)
- 18households
- 80.8%literacy
- 174021PIN code

## Gehra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gehra is 174021.** Gehra falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174021
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code018957

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

## How far is Gehra from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)4 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 Gehra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gehra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Silh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gehra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gehra

Of every 100 households in Gehra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gehra · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**83%

Use banking services ****94%**

**90%

Television ****83%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gehra?

■ Gehra · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**873

Working population ****26.4%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 77.5% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 18 (78%) · **■** Other work 5 (22%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Khansara96 people
- Ghulaan95 people
- Sohal92 people
- Sanaur91 people
- Maloh85 people
- Jamlag82 people
- Nihan75 people
- Bharol63 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gehra?174021
- How far is Gehra from Bilaspur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gehra?87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gehra in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gehra?80.8% (Census 2011)