# Gewa Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Gewa

Gewa is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 45 households**, the 130th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 248people (2011)
- 45households
- 63.3%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Gewa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007062

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

## How far is Gewa from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)64 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)64 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 Gewa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cjhanju
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanjkraru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanjraru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Gewa known for?

The main crops are **pulses, maize and rice**. About 5% of the 329 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 Gewa

Of every 100 households in Gewa in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gewa · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****14%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**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 Gewa?

■ Gewa · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**1012

Working population ****42.7%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 56.2% for women. 42% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 87 (82%)

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

- Kainthly253 people
- Parandri251 people
- Sai251 people
- Chandru249 people
- Luinda245 people
- Mawa233 people
- Chundi232 people
- Khandiaru229 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gewa?176321
- How far is Gewa from Chamba?64 km by road
- What is the population of Gewa?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gewa in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gewa?63.3% (Census 2011)