# Gosan Village, Brahmaur, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Brahmaur, Chamba 

# Gosan

Gosan is a village in Brahmaur sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176315**. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 76 households**, the 33rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 367people (2011)
- 76households
- 81.6%literacy
- 176315PIN code

## Gosan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gosan is 176315.** Gosan falls in Brahmaur sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176315
- Community development blockBharmaur
- Census village code008216

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

## How far is Gosan from nearby towns?

- Brahmaur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)66 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)66 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 Gosan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gosan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Brahmaur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Brahmaur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bharmaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 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
- 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 Gosan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 34% of the 142 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 Gosan

Of every 100 households in Gosan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gosan · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**48%

Tap water ****85%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**72%

Use banking services ****96%**

**89%

Television ****97%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Gosan?

■ Gosan · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**892

Working population ****67.0%**

**72.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 74.2% for women. 66% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (24%) · **■** Marginal 182 (74%)

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 Brahmaur

- Khani414 people
- Chaled407 people
- Seri Kao380 people
- Luna374 people
- Silpiri364 people
- Hadsar361 people
- Seri345 people
- Khund295 people

[All 112 villages in Brahmaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/brahmaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gosan?176315
- How far is Gosan from Chamba?66 km by road
- What is the population of Gosan?367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosan in?Chamba district (Brahmaur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gosan?81.6% (Census 2011)