# Gwahta Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Gwahta

Gwahta is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176045**. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 30 households**, the 213th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 115people (2011)
- 30households
- 87.5%literacy
- 176045PIN code

## Gwahta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gwahta is 176045.** Gwahta falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176045
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017906

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

## How far is Gwahta from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhota (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 Gwahta?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhakera
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhakera
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Gwahta known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 37% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Gwahta

Of every 100 households in Gwahta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gwahta · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****97%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gwahta?

■ Gwahta · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1212**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**907

Working population ****25.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 78.7% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 19 (66%) · **■** Marginal 8 (28%)

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 Bhoranj

- Chauntra117 people
- Dart117 people
- Kalyal116 people
- Tan Amroh116 people
- Riri115 people
- Badiana Lawaniyan113 people
- Bharthyani111 people
- Dhasman111 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gwahta?176045
- How far is Gwahta from Hamirpur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Gwahta?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gwahta in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gwahta?87.5% (Census 2011)