Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra
# Guhan

Guhan is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176096. The 2011 Census counted 189 people in 44 households, the 123rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.
- 189 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 85.2% literacy
- 176096 PIN code

## Guhan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Guhan is 176096. Guhan falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176096
- Community development block Lambagaon
- Census village code 011452

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Guhan from nearby towns?
- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Guhan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Guhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Ram Nagar Lahridhar
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jaisinghpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jaisinghpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lahru
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Guhan known for?

The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 28% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Guhan

Of every 100 households in Guhan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Guhan · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 99%
- Toilet within the home 77% 85%
- No toilet (open defecation) 9% 14%
- Tap water 89% 98%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 59% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 51%
- Use banking services 98% 95%
- Television 61% 83%
- Mobile phone 0% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 4% 6%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Guhan?

■ Guhan · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.2% 85.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1054 1186
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 878
- Working population 61.4% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 75.8% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 49 (42%) · ■ Marginal 67 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jaisinghpur
- Odri 194 people
- Tambar 193 people
- Barram Kalan 191 people
- Dandel 191 people
- Paleta 189 people
- Bhati 187 people
- Nin 176 people
- Och Khurd 176 people

All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Guhan? 176096
- How far is Guhan from Dharmsala? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Guhan? 189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guhan in? Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Guhan? 85.2% (Census 2011)

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