# Ghamarwin Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Ghamarwin

Ghamarwin is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174305**. The 2011 Census counted **520 people in 122 households**, the 16th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 520people (2011)
- 122households
- 90.0%literacy
- 174305PIN code

## Ghamarwin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghamarwin is 174305.** Ghamarwin falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174305
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017511

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

## How far is Ghamarwin from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)17 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 Ghamarwin?

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

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balyah
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barsar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Ghamarwin known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 31% of the 109 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 Ghamarwin

Of every 100 households in Ghamarwin in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ghamarwin · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**12%

Tap water ****91%**

**86%

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

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**61%

Use banking services ****91%**

**91%

Television ****89%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Ghamarwin?

■ Ghamarwin · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**874

Working population ****55.6%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 83.2% for women. 50% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 116 (40%) · **■** Marginal 14 (5%)

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

- Baeri540 people
- Karsai540 people
- Bani Khas529 people
- Nara522 people
- Kallouhan514 people
- Makar513 people
- Neri510 people
- Maslana Kalan502 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghamarwin?174305
- How far is Ghamarwin from Hamirpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Ghamarwin?520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghamarwin in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghamarwin?90.0% (Census 2011)