# Ghati Bilwan Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Ghati Bilwan

Ghati Bilwan is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176501**. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 138 households**, the 14th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 621people (2011)
- 138households
- 89.2%literacy
- 176501PIN code

## Ghati Bilwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghati Bilwan is 176501.** Ghati Bilwan falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176501
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010607

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

## How far is Ghati Bilwan from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)120 km by road
- Talwara (nearest town)5 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 Ghati Bilwan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghati Bilwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sansar Pur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Reri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Ghati Bilwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghati Bilwan

Of every 100 households in Ghati Bilwan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghati Bilwan · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**38%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**73%

Use banking services ****92%**

**95%

Television ****71%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Ghati Bilwan?

■ Ghati Bilwan · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**821

Working population ****35.1%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 86.2% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (14%) · **■** Other work 106 (49%) · **■** Marginal 82 (38%)

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 Jaswan

- Paplohtar671 people
- Ujhe665 people
- Tiamal631 people
- Bathra623 people
- Lag592 people
- Siual577 people
- Subhash Pur572 people
- Bari569 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghati Bilwan?176501
- How far is Ghati Bilwan from Dharmsala?120 km by road
- What is the population of Ghati Bilwan?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghati Bilwan in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghati Bilwan?89.2% (Census 2011)
