# Garh Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Garh

Garh is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176319**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 39 households**, the 140th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 216people (2011)
- 39households
- 70.4%literacy
- 176319PIN code

## Garh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garh is 176319.** Garh falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176319
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007007

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

## How far is Garh from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)45 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 Garh?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Garh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kohal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dughli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Garh known for?

The main crops are **pulses, rice and maize**. About 23% of the 111 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 Garh

Of every 100 households in Garh in 2011, 82 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garh · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**68%

Tap water ****95%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****23%**

**90%

Television ****38%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Garh?

■ Garh · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1012

Working population ****57.4%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 56.8% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 42 (34%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 70 (56%)

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 Chaurah

- Baraila224 people
- Sundari218 people
- Khangu217 people
- Kumauta217 people
- Galua212 people
- Utpur212 people
- Chili210 people
- Tikri209 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garh?176319
- How far is Garh from Chamba?45 km by road
- What is the population of Garh?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garh in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garh?70.4% (Census 2011)