# Gorat Bangotu Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Gorat Bangotu

Gorat Bangotu is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176209**. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 52 households**, the 58th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 243people (2011)
- 52households
- 65.3%literacy
- 176209PIN code

## Gorat Bangotu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorat Bangotu is 176209.** Gorat Bangotu falls in Sihunta sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176209
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007695

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

## How far is Gorat Bangotu from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)130 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)44 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 Gorat Bangotu?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kakroti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhulara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○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
- 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 Gorat Bangotu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 11% of the 205 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 Gorat Bangotu

Of every 100 households in Gorat Bangotu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorat Bangotu · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**40%

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

**23%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****51%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**16%

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 Gorat Bangotu?

■ Gorat Bangotu · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**920

Working population ****37.9%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 51.0% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (16%) · **■** Marginal 74 (80%)

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 Sihunta

- Kakroti280 people
- Nahana273 people
- Dharoon259 people
- Banoli254 people
- Morthu Jhikla236 people
- Kallar Jolna235 people
- Kohlan222 people
- Godhal213 people

[All 97 villages in Sihunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/sihunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorat Bangotu?176209
- How far is Gorat Bangotu from Chamba?130 km by road
- What is the population of Gorat Bangotu?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorat Bangotu in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorat Bangotu?65.3% (Census 2011)