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

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Gegana

Gegana is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176319**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 29 households**, the 146th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 199people (2011)
- 29households
- 66.9%literacy
- 176319PIN code

## Gegana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176319
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007039

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

## How far is Gegana from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)40 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 Gegana?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gegana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kaithli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masernand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Gegana known for?

The main crops are **pulses, wheat and maize**. About 25% of the 75 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 Gegana

Of every 100 households in Gegana in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gegana · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**90%

Television ****39%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gegana?

■ Gegana · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**1012

Working population ****68.8%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 52.3% for women. 73% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 22 (16%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 40 (29%)

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

- Utpur212 people
- Chili210 people
- Tikri209 people
- Helan207 people
- Jandrah198 people
- Mangli194 people
- Kasbati-Bhunjraru192 people
- Jungrar191 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gegana?176319
- How far is Gegana from Chamba?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gegana?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gegana in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gegana?66.9% (Census 2011)