# Ghandhir Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/ghandhir/ Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur # Ghandhir Ghandhir is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174030**. The 2011 Census counted **1,305 people in 288 households**, the 10th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 1,305people (2011) - 288households - 83.4%literacy - 174030PIN code ## Ghandhir PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghandhir is 174030.** Ghandhir falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174030 - Community development blockJhandutta - Census village code019282 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghandhir from nearby towns? - Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)50 km by road - Talai (nearest town)14 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 Ghandhir? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ghandhir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Ghandhir known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 33% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Ghandhir Of every 100 households in Ghandhir in 2011, 99 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Ghandhir · ■ Jhanduta rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****56%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **34% Tap water ****90%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **79% Use banking services ****92%** **78% Television ****70%** **70% Mobile phone ****74%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****13%** **12% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Ghandhir? ■ Ghandhir · ■ Jhanduta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **85.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **909 Working population ****67.6%** **63.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 78.3% for women. 65% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 402 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (15%) · **■** Marginal 350 (40%) 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 Jhanduta - Badgaon1,852 people - Naghiar1,778 people - Baihna Jatan1,489 people - Barthin1,414 people - Jhanduta Awal1,302 people - Balh Seena1,089 people - Jangla1,073 people - Jhanduta Soam1,046 people [All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghandhir?174030 - How far is Ghandhir from Bilaspur?50 km by road - What is the population of Ghandhir?1,305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghandhir in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghandhir?83.4% (Census 2011)