# Ghorpith Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Ghorpith

Ghorpith is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176115**. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 90 households**, the 86th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 376people (2011)
- 90households
- 77.7%literacy
- 176115PIN code

## Ghorpith PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghorpith is 176115.** Ghorpith falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176115
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011907

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

## How far is Ghorpith from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)54 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)15 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 Ghorpith?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baijnath
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Ghorpith known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 19% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Ghorpith

Of every 100 households in Ghorpith in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghorpith · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**50%

Use banking services ****99%**

**94%

Television ****72%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Ghorpith?

■ Ghorpith · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**904

Working population ****34.6%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (53%) · **■** Marginal 60 (46%)

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

- Raj Nagar405 people
- Dhandol402 people
- Bakar382 people
- Gandhi Gram Buhla380 people
- Thara367 people
- Chhahbah361 people
- Bhirdi358 people
- Nagehr Uparli351 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghorpith?176115
- How far is Ghorpith from Dharmsala?54 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorpith?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorpith in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorpith?77.7% (Census 2011)