# Gahra Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Gahra

Gahra is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 127 households**, the 13th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 588people (2011)
- 127households
- 72.3%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Gahra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahra is 176302.** Gahra falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007567

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

## How far is Gahra from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chuari Khas (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 Gahra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chuari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Gahra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 39% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Gahra

Of every 100 households in Gahra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gahra · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**60%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**93%

Television ****71%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gahra?

■ Gahra · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**902

Working population ****40.6%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 61.9% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (14%) · **■** Other work 86 (36%) · **■** Marginal 120 (50%)

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 Bhattiyat

- Mandhrar642 people
- Gulahar629 people
- Marari599 people
- Parchor591 people
- Kakira Kasba538 people
- Kalehtar537 people
- Kuddi533 people
- Kahri531 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahra?176302
- How far is Gahra from Chamba?55 km by road
- What is the population of Gahra?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahra in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahra?72.3% (Census 2011)