Village · Jawali, Kangra
# Mast Garh

Mast Garh is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176205. The 2011 Census counted 267 people in 60 households, the 124th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.
- 267 people (2011)
- 60 households
- 86.2% literacy
- 176205 PIN code

## Mast Garh PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mast Garh is 176205. Mast Garh falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176205
- Community development block Nagrota Surian
- Census village code 009057

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

## How far is Mast Garh from nearby towns?
- Jawali (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 59 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 28 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mast Garh?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle 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
- ● Railway station In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dharun
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mast Garh known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 22% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mast Garh

Of every 100 households in Mast Garh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mast Garh · ■ Jawali rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 8% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 51%
- Tap water 100% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 33%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 66%
- Use banking services 100% 96%
- Television 70% 79%
- Mobile phone 90% 75%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 5%
- None of these assets 8% 8%
- Own their home 97% 97%

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

## What is the population of Mast Garh?

■ Mast Garh · ■ Jawali rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.2% 86.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 1013
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 819
- Working population 61.4% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 78.1% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (18%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (12%) · ■ Marginal 113 (69%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jawali
- Latehr 280 people
- Gurah 278 people
- Baliara 275 people
- Chabwan 270 people
- Sahura 266 people
- Jhonka Ratial 262 people
- Sirhindi 261 people
- Dugli 259 people

All 213 villages in Jawali

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mast Garh? 176205
- How far is Mast Garh from Dharmsala? 59 km by road
- What is the population of Mast Garh? 267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mast Garh in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mast Garh? 86.2% (Census 2011)

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