# Gahlian Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Gahlian

Gahlian is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176066**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 65 households**, the 58th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 262people (2011)
- 65households
- 81.5%literacy
- 176066PIN code

## Gahlian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahlian is 176066.** Gahlian falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176066
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010470

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

## How far is Gahlian from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)12 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 Gahlian?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gahlian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Upperla Ghalor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amb
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gahlian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 33% of the 75 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 Gahlian

Of every 100 households in Gahlian in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahlian · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**64%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****67%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Gahlian?

■ Gahlian · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1239**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**891

Working population ****81.7%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 73.1% for women. 84% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 197 (92%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Bahl279 people
- Digar277 people
- Darin275 people
- Bhoran Chanalati269 people
- Jhakota260 people
- Barota259 people
- Salehr255 people
- Kopra253 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahlian?176066
- How far is Gahlian from Dharmsala?66 km by road
- What is the population of Gahlian?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahlian in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahlian?81.5% (Census 2011)