# Gan Khetar Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/gan-khetar/ Village · Baijnath, Kangra # Gan Khetar Gan Khetar is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 175 households**, the 38th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%. - 721people (2011) - 175households - 86.3%literacy - 176125PIN code ## Gan Khetar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gan Khetar is 176125.** Gan Khetar falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176125 - Community development blockBaijnath - Census village code012048 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gan Khetar from nearby towns? - Baijnath (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road - Kangra (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 Gan Khetar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gan Khetar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baijnath - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baijnath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saliana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Gan Khetar known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 29% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Gan Khetar Of every 100 households in Gan Khetar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 26 a car. ■ Gan Khetar · ■ Baijnath rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****94%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **15% Tap water ****96%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **50% Use banking services ****96%** **94% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****90%** **77% Computer with internet ****16%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****26%** **7% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****83%** **94% 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 Gan Khetar? ■ Gan Khetar · ■ Baijnath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **83.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269** **904 Working population ****34.8%** **43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.0% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 218 (87%) · **■** Marginal 31 (12%) 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 Baijnath - Madho Nagar750 people - Darug744 people - Chakol739 people - Kandral727 people - Malehr712 people - Nanwar708 people - Bahi Khas699 people - Pandtehr696 people [All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gan Khetar?176125 - How far is Gan Khetar from Dharmsala?50 km by road - What is the population of Gan Khetar?721 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gan Khetar in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gan Khetar?86.3% (Census 2011)