Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra
# Gurehr

Gurehr is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176036. The 2011 Census counted 403 people in 83 households, the 31st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.
- 403 people (2011)
- 83 households
- 90.7% literacy
- 176036 PIN code

## Gurehr PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gurehr is 176036. Gurehr falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176036
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010496

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

## How far is Gurehr from nearby towns?
- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 63 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gurehr?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gurehr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jhakota
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baholi Kuthiyara
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Berli
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 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 Gurehr known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 81% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gurehr

Of every 100 households in Gurehr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurehr · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 59% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 41% 34%
- Tap water 74% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 64%
- Use banking services 96% 91%
- Television 80% 76%
- Mobile phone 84% 74%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 4% 9%
- Own their home 99% 97%

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

## What is the population of Gurehr?

■ Gurehr · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.7% 87.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1144 1073
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 621 891
- Working population 70.5% 65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 85.3% for women. 65% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 40 (14%) · ■ Marginal 244 (86%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi
- Basdi 450 people
- Jajwar 438 people
- Silh 438 people
- Panjlehr 423 people
- Barru 398 people
- Sasan 396 people
- Mord 391 people
- Tauru 368 people

All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gurehr? 176036
- How far is Gurehr from Dharmsala? 63 km by road
- What is the population of Gurehr? 403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurehr in? Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurehr? 90.7% (Census 2011)

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