# Garhphari Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Garhphari

Garhphari is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177631**. The 2011 Census counted **1,013 people in 174 households**, the 8th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,013people (2011)
- 174households
- 64.9%literacy
- 177631PIN code

## Garhphari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garhphari is 177631.** Garhphari falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177631
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006961

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

## How far is Garhphari from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)60 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 Garhphari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Garhphari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Garhphari known for?

The main crops are **maize, barlet and vegetables**. About 33% of the 204 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 Garhphari

Of every 100 households in Garhphari in 2011, 94 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Garhphari · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Tap water ****95%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****37%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Garhphari?

■ Garhphari · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**1012

Working population ****81.4%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 53.9% for women. 80% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 291 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 485 (59%)

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

- Tikarigarh1,235 people
- Bharara1,208 people
- Chhapa1,031 people
- Junas1,018 people
- Dob Dikriund1,011 people
- Dehgran1,003 people
- Bhatsar983 people
- Tatrog891 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garhphari?177631
- How far is Garhphari from Chamba?60 km by road
- What is the population of Garhphari?1,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhphari in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhphari?64.9% (Census 2011)