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

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Village · Indora, Kangra 

# Ghandran

Ghandran is a village in Indora sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,756 people in 389 households**, the 11th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 1,756people (2011)
- 389households
- 82.1%literacy
- 176401PIN code

## Ghandran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghandran is 176401.** Ghandran falls in Indora sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176401
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008728

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

## How far is Ghandran from nearby towns?

- Indora (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)92 km by road
- Pathankot (nearest town)27 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 Ghandran?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Ghandran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Indora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Indora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhameta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Ghandran known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 27% of the 1,271 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Ghandran

Of every 100 households in Ghandran in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghandran · ■ Indora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**60%

Tap water ****75%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**56%

Use banking services ****74%**

**84%

Television ****80%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghandran?

■ Ghandran · ■ Indora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****683**

**826

Working population ****27.1%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 77.4% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (8%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 232 (49%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 Indora

- Beli Mahanta1,974 people
- Kandrori1,959 people
- Thakur Dwara1,813 people
- Ulehrian1,780 people
- Chanaur1,708 people
- Palakh1,665 people
- Surajpur Jhikla1,629 people
- Surajpur Uperla1,500 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghandran?176401
- How far is Ghandran from Dharmsala?92 km by road
- What is the population of Ghandran?1,756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghandran in?Kangra district (Indora sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghandran?82.1% (Census 2011)