# Gahua Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Gahua

Gahua is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176325**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 27 households**, the 67th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 126people (2011)
- 27households
- 48.6%literacy
- 176325PIN code

## Gahua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahua is 176325.** Gahua falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176325
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007289

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

## How far is Gahua from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)70 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)52 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 Gahua?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gahua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bunhad
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Gahua known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 11% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gahua

Of every 100 households in Gahua in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahua · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****50%**

**92%

Television ****0%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****93%**

**20%

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 Gahua?

■ Gahua · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**965

Working population ****54.8%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 33.3% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (9%) · **■** Marginal 56 (81%)

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 Bhalai

- Kanhar164 people
- Jandrera163 people
- Khal161 people
- Jutrahan133 people
- Kaphlian119 people
- Thal117 people
- Lohad103 people
- Sangrut92 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahua?176325
- How far is Gahua from Chamba?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gahua?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahua in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahua?48.6% (Census 2011)