# Gagla Village, Chamba, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chamba, Chamba 

# Gagla

Gagla is a village in Chamba sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176311**. The 2011 Census counted **760 people in 139 households**, the 79th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 760people (2011)
- 139households
- 64.8%literacy
- 176311PIN code

## Gagla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gagla is 176311.** Gagla falls in Chamba sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176311
- Community development blockMehla
- Census village code007930

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

## How far is Gagla from nearby towns?

- Chamba (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)17 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)17 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 Gagla?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Gagla; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gagla known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 16% of the 321 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 Gagla

Of every 100 households in Gagla in 2011, 82 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gagla · ■ Chamba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**41%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****40%**

**86%

Television ****47%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****31%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gagla?

■ Gagla · ■ Chamba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**945

Working population ****33.7%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 50.3% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (15%) · **■** Marginal 138 (54%)

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 Chamba

- Dhar763 people
- Garondi763 people
- Dharairi762 people
- Jadera762 people
- Rajara757 people
- Gharmani751 people
- Gwar748 people
- Rari746 people

[All 307 villages in Chamba](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chamba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gagla?176311
- How far is Gagla from Chamba?17 km by road
- What is the population of Gagla?760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagla in?Chamba district (Chamba sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gagla?64.8% (Census 2011)