# Gagwal Village, Indora, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Indora, Kangra 

# Gagwal

Gagwal is a village in Indora sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176403**. The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 154 households**, the 35th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 791people (2011)
- 154households
- 82.5%literacy
- 176403PIN code

## Gagwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gagwal is 176403.** Gagwal falls in Indora sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176403
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008795

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

## How far is Gagwal from nearby towns?

- Indora (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)124 km by road
- Mukerian (nearest town)26 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 Gagwal?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thakurdwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gagwal known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 73% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Gagwal

Of every 100 households in Gagwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gagwal · ■ Indora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**60%

Tap water ****8%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**56%

Use banking services ****67%**

**84%

Television ****69%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Gagwal?

■ Gagwal · ■ Indora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**826

Working population ****32.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.5% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 74 (29%) · **■** Marginal 179 (71%)

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 Indora

- Rajgir868 people
- Kursan826 people
- Tiora825 people
- Majra806 people
- Pind Padhian745 people
- Ghagwan739 people
- Miani733 people
- Manjwan 54)731 people

[All 116 villages in Indora](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/indora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gagwal?176403
- How far is Gagwal from Dharmsala?124 km by road
- What is the population of Gagwal?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagwal in?Kangra district (Indora sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gagwal?82.5% (Census 2011)