# Ghera Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Ghera

Ghera is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 24 households**, the 107th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 111people (2011)
- 24households
- 70.6%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Ghera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghera is 176036.** Ghera falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010578

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

## How far is Ghera from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)76 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)4 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 Ghera?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dareen
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chowki
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nadaun
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghera known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 49% of the 13 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 Ghera

Of every 100 households in Ghera in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghera · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

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

**66%

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

**34%

Tap water ****67%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**64%

Use banking services ****4%**

**91%

Television ****67%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghera?

■ Ghera · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****790**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**891

Working population ****57.7%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 51.1% for women. 53% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 8 (12%) · **■** Marginal 56 (88%)

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

- Garni125 people
- Laharu123 people
- Har Dehri119 people
- Kharian112 people
- Thehra105 people
- Bhatehr98 people
- Kamlota98 people
- Kaithal94 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghera?176036
- How far is Ghera from Dharmsala?76 km by road
- What is the population of Ghera?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghera in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghera?70.6% (Census 2011)