Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra # Gandar Gandar is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176097. The 2011 Census counted 466 people in 119 households, the 33rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 466 people (2011) - 119 households - 87.8% literacy - 176097 PIN code ## Gandar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gandar is 176097. Gandar falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176097 - Community development block Lambagaon - Census village code 011314 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gandar from nearby towns? - Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 83 km by road - Palampur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gandar? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Gandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thural Naun - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sujanpur Tira - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gandar known for? The main crops are wheat. About 31% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gandar Of every 100 households in Gandar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Gandar · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 99% 85% - No toilet (open defecation) 1% 14% - Tap water 100% 98% - Drinking water within premises 70% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 71% 48% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 29% 51% - Use banking services 98% 95% - Television 83% 83% - Mobile phone 45% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 10% - Car / jeep / van 6% 4% - None of these assets 12% 6% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gandar? ■ Gandar · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.8% 85.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1240 1186 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 878 - Working population 30.7% 46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 83.5% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 107 (75%) · ■ Marginal 34 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghpur - Har 489 people - Dhar Darumka Kalan 480 people - Ropri 469 people - Kachhal Bhadarian 467 people - Saul Banehr 456 people - Pandehr 452 people - Dhar Lahr Langha 448 people - Kotlu Khas 438 people All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandar? 176097 - How far is Gandar from Dharmsala? 83 km by road - What is the population of Gandar? 466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandar in? Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gandar? 87.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/gandar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.