# Gawal Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Gawal

Gawal is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176128**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 40 households**, the 153rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 159people (2011)
- 40households
- 82.6%literacy
- 176128PIN code

## Gawal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gawal is 176128.** Gawal falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176128
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012005

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

## How far is Gawal from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)25 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 Gawal?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gawal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malehr
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Gawal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 45% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Gawal

Of every 100 households in Gawal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gawal · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**50%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****76%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gawal?

■ Gawal · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1304**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**904

Working population ****40.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 71.6% for women. 32% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Har170 people
- Jans Pnera170 people
- Chatar Gahr169 people
- Majher169 people
- Thehar Buhli159 people
- Badod157 people
- Bhunkher157 people
- Lolani145 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gawal?176128
- How far is Gawal from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Gawal?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawal in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gawal?82.6% (Census 2011)