# Gharoh Khas Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Gharoh Khas

Gharoh Khas is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176215**. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 236 households**, the 24th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 236households
- 89.9%literacy
- 176215PIN code

## Gharoh Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharoh Khas is 176215.** Gharoh Khas falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176215
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009513

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

## How far is Gharoh Khas from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)7 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)7 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 Gharoh Khas?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Gharoh Khas; 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Gharoh Khas known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 49% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gharoh Khas

Of every 100 households in Gharoh Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Gharoh Khas · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**29%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**40%

Use banking services ****85%**

**94%

Television ****88%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Gharoh Khas?

■ Gharoh Khas · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**84.6%

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

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****35.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 86.2% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (56%) · **■** Marginal 113 (30%)

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 Dharmsala

- Naddi1,203 people
- Dhial1,119 people
- Narwana1,113 people
- Kasba1,088 people
- Dhar1,054 people
- Uparli Dar1,044 people
- Gharthehar948 people
- Bangrehr931 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharoh Khas?176215
- How far is Gharoh Khas from Dharmsala?7 km by road
- What is the population of Gharoh Khas?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharoh Khas in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharoh Khas?89.9% (Census 2011)
