# Galoh Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Galoh

Galoh is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174311**. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 41 households**, the 112th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 185people (2011)
- 41households
- 82.9%literacy
- 174311PIN code

## Galoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galoh is 174311.** Galoh falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174311
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017575

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

## How far is Galoh from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)6 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 Galoh?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Karer
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhiralari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Galoh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulse**. About 21% of the 63 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 Galoh

Of every 100 households in Galoh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Galoh · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**12%

Tap water ****95%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**61%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****80%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Galoh?

■ Galoh · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**874

Working population ****57.8%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 47% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (90%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Barsar

- Baggi195 people
- Loharwin Buhli194 people
- Baliya Kalan191 people
- Gutiana188 people
- Mansui Jhikli185 people
- Kowa184 people
- Samela183 people
- Karwen179 people

[All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galoh?174311
- How far is Galoh from Hamirpur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Galoh?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galoh in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galoh?82.9% (Census 2011)