# Garhwalka Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/garhwalka/

Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Garhwalka

Garhwalka is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **749 people in 136 households**, the 24th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 749people (2011)
- 136households
- 72.0%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Garhwalka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garhwalka is 176321.** Garhwalka falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code006893

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

## How far is Garhwalka from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)83 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)83 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 Garhwalka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukh Dhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saluni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachori
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Garhwalka known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetables**. About 47% of the 132 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 Garhwalka

Of every 100 households in Garhwalka in 2011, 93 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garhwalka · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**68%

Tap water ****90%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****37%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Garhwalka?

■ Garhwalka · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1260**

**1012

Working population ****50.3%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 56.4% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 163 (43%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 186 (49%)

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

- Tisa796 people
- Ghulei789 people
- Sathias777 people
- Jhakla756 people
- Guila745 people
- Garh742 people
- Bhatrudi734 people
- Bharandui710 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garhwalka?176321
- How far is Garhwalka from Chamba?83 km by road
- What is the population of Garhwalka?749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhwalka in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhwalka?72.0% (Census 2011)