# Ghanghol Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Ghanghol

Ghanghol is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176126**. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 28 households**, the 176th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 92people (2011)
- 28households
- 78.2%literacy
- 176126PIN code

## Ghanghol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghanghol is 176126.** Ghanghol falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176126
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011993

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

## How far is Ghanghol from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)81 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)49 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 Ghanghol?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghanghol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Ghanghol known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 17% of the 74 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 Ghanghol

Of every 100 households in Ghanghol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghanghol · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Ghanghol?

■ Ghanghol · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1359**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**904

Working population ****56.5%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 46% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (10%) · **■** Marginal 45 (87%)

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

- Rajal103 people
- Labol98 people
- Majhoti98 people
- Bahl95 people
- Khaila92 people
- Thatwal Thati88 people
- Jhikla Behru82 people
- Ganoh75 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghanghol?176126
- How far is Ghanghol from Dharmsala?81 km by road
- What is the population of Ghanghol?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghanghol in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghanghol?78.2% (Census 2011)