# Gharnot Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Gharnot

Gharnot is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176063**. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 100 households**, the 72nd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 472people (2011)
- 100households
- 82.0%literacy
- 176063PIN code

## Gharnot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharnot is 176063.** Gharnot falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176063
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011938

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

## How far is Gharnot from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 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 Gharnot?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gharnot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pathiyar Khar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Gharnot known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 67% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Gharnot

Of every 100 households in Gharnot in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gharnot · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**15%

Tap water ****81%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**50%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****84%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**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 Gharnot?

■ Gharnot · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**904

Working population ****52.1%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 73.2% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (36%) · **■** Other work 101 (41%) · **■** Marginal 14 (6%)

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

- Khopa509 people
- Kukaina489 people
- Simbal485 people
- Majheran Uparla482 people
- Panjiala Buhla462 people
- Taras460 people
- Chordu455 people
- Dhandera451 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharnot?176063
- How far is Gharnot from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gharnot?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharnot in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharnot?82.0% (Census 2011)