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

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Ghalon

Ghalon is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176041**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 56 households**, the 103rd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 201people (2011)
- 56households
- 89.9%literacy
- 176041PIN code

## Ghalon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghalon is 176041.** Ghalon falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176041
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017597

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

## How far is Ghalon from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)1 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 Ghalon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhota
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Ghalon known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 49% of the 37 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 Ghalon

Of every 100 households in Ghalon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghalon · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**12%

Tap water ****92%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**61%

Use banking services ****81%**

**91%

Television ****77%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Ghalon?

■ Ghalon · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**874

Working population ****84.1%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 81.1% for women. 82% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (37%) · **■** Marginal 18 (11%)

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

- Kothi207 people
- Marhoh207 people
- Sunwin207 people
- Bhareri206 people
- Baghed199 people
- Chuan199 people
- Dabrani197 people
- Tikkar Gadhiani196 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghalon?176041
- How far is Ghalon from Hamirpur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Ghalon?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghalon in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghalon?89.9% (Census 2011)