Village · Jawali, Kangra
# Ghar

Ghar is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176023. The 2011 Census counted 1,951 people in 416 households, the 9th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.
- 1,951 people (2011)
- 416 households
- 84.7% literacy
- 176023 PIN code

## Ghar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ghar is 176023. Ghar falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176023
- Community development block Nagrota Surian
- Census village code 009174

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

## How far is Ghar from nearby towns?
- Jawali (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 37 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ghar?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Ghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dehri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Ghar known for?

The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 65% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghar

Of every 100 households in Ghar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ghar · ■ Jawali rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 37% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 63% 51%
- Tap water 99% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 49% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 64% 33%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 66%
- Use banking services 98% 96%
- Television 83% 79%
- Mobile phone 77% 75%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 5%
- None of these assets 7% 8%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Ghar?

■ Ghar · ■ Jawali rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.7% 86.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1078 1013
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 819
- Working population 50.3% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 78.4% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (3%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 358 (36%) · ■ Marginal 516 (53%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jawali
- Sidhpur Ghad 2,778 people
- Katholi 2,439 people
- Jarot Khas 2,327 people
- Khairian 2,123 people
- Amlela Khas 1,930 people
- Samkaher 1,919 people
- Dhan 1,878 people
- Kuthehr 1,871 people

All 213 villages in Jawali

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ghar? 176023
- How far is Ghar from Dharmsala? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Ghar? 1,951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghar in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghar? 84.7% (Census 2011)

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