# Gandhiana Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Gandhiana

Gandhiana is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177044**. The 2011 Census counted **86 people in 20 households**, the 263rd largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 86people (2011)
- 20households
- 91.5%literacy
- 177044PIN code

## Gandhiana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhiana is 177044.** Gandhiana falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177044
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016870

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

## How far is Gandhiana from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)10 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 Gandhiana?

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

### In the village

- ●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 · Busal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Busal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rail
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Gandhiana known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 38% of the 21 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 Gandhiana

Of every 100 households in Gandhiana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Gandhiana · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**13%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

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

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**78%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****85%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Gandhiana?

■ Gandhiana · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1205**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**869

Working population ****60.5%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 84.1% for women. 56% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (6%) · **■** Other work 15 (29%) · **■** Marginal 32 (62%)

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 Nadaun

- Ratial91 people
- Chaleta90 people
- Ralian-Di-Bahal90 people
- Ghumarta88 people
- Hadwani85 people
- Ser83 people
- Thudial83 people
- Jamnoti82 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhiana?177044
- How far is Gandhiana from Hamirpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhiana?86 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhiana in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhiana?91.5% (Census 2011)