# Gara Village, Naina Devi, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Naina Devi, Bilaspur 

# Gara

Gara is a village in Naina Devi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174310**. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 64 households**, the 52nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 316people (2011)
- 64households
- 80.7%literacy
- 174310PIN code

## Gara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gara is 174310.** Gara falls in Naina Devi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174310
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019601

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

## How far is Gara from nearby towns?

- Swarghat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)12 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 Gara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Modar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Swar Ghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gara known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 8% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Gara

Of every 100 households in Gara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gara · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**67%

Tap water ****45%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****83%**

**80%

Television ****74%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**20%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

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 Gara?

■ Gara · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**892

Working population ****60.1%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 66.9% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 137 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (25%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Naina Devi

- Lakhnun339 people
- Swahn328 people
- Nand Baihl324 people
- Oel317 people
- Majher305 people
- Dadoh303 people
- Bhater302 people
- Dolra301 people

[All 169 villages in Naina Devi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/naina-devi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gara?174310
- How far is Gara from Bilaspur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gara?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gara in?Bilaspur district (Naina Devi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gara?80.7% (Census 2011)