# Ghowri Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Ghowri

Ghowri is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176049**. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 152 households**, the 11th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 680people (2011)
- 152households
- 83.3%literacy
- 176049PIN code

## Ghowri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghowri is 176049.** Ghowri falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176049
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017756

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

## How far is Ghowri from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)31 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 Ghowri?

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

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Dabhiri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Ghowri known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 43% of the 149 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 Ghowri

Of every 100 households in Ghowri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ghowri · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**77%

Use banking services ****29%**

**90%

Television ****89%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

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 Ghowri?

■ Ghowri · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****547**

**885

Working population ****23.4%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 80.0% for women. 37% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 73 (46%) · **■** Other work 51 (32%) · **■** Marginal 35 (22%)

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 Dhatwal

- Dhanghota880 people
- Bara Garaon759 people
- Dabhiri751 people
- Loharli715 people
- Reli628 people
- Dagwar598 people
- Bidu576 people
- Kalwal546 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghowri?176049
- How far is Ghowri from Hamirpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Ghowri?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghowri in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghowri?83.3% (Census 2011)