Village · Namhol, Bilaspur # Gahota Gahota is a village in Namhol sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 174032. The 2011 Census counted 133 people in 24 households, the 94th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 133 people (2011) - 24 households - 82.8% literacy - 174032 PIN code ## Gahota PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gahota is 174032. Gahota falls in Namhol sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 174032 - Community development block Bilaspur Sadar - Census village code 019952 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gahota from nearby towns? - Namhol (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 28 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gahota? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Gahota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sikroha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jukhala - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gahota known for? The main crops are maize, paddy and wheat. About 56% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gahota Of every 100 households in Gahota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gahota · ■ Namhol rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 92% 65% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 34% - Tap water 88% 69% - Drinking water within premises 32% 32% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 88% - Use banking services 68% 83% - Television 72% 76% - Mobile phone 72% 83% - Computer with internet 4% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 8% - None of these assets 8% 6% - Own their home 96% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gahota? ■ Gahota · ■ Namhol rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.8% 79.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1111 961 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 971 - Working population 55.6% 55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 79.4% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 23 (31%) · ■ Marginal 51 (69%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Namhol - Sakrehar 153 people - Charahu 151 people - Deoth 149 people - Bogar 145 people - Patta Noruan 123 people - Jangal Mungrani 116 people - Dhamthal 114 people - Bharoli 111 people All 117 villages in Namhol ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gahota? 174032 - How far is Gahota from Bilaspur? 28 km by road - What is the population of Gahota? 133 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gahota in? Bilaspur district (Namhol sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gahota? 82.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/namhol/gahota/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.