# Gandhiar Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Gandhiar

Gandhiar is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 82 households**, the 28th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 408people (2011)
- 82households
- 70.9%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Gandhiar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhiar is 176306.** Gandhiar falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007472

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

## How far is Gandhiar from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)18 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 Gandhiar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bathri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gandhiar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 15% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gandhiar

Of every 100 households in Gandhiar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gandhiar · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**36%

Tap water ****96%**

**96%

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

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**63%

Use banking services ****94%**

**89%

Television ****60%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****16%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**85%

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 Gandhiar?

■ Gandhiar · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**937

Working population ****76.7%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 64.3% for women. 78% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (36%) · **■** Marginal 178 (57%)

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 Dalhousie

- Darota425 people
- Belli422 people
- Kaphla416 people
- Ruliani413 people
- Kasba Banikhet398 people
- Tappar358 people
- Drabbar357 people
- Garh354 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhiar?176306
- How far is Gandhiar from Chamba?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhiar?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhiar in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhiar?70.9% (Census 2011)