# Ghamala Village, Kangra, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kangra, Kangra 

# Ghamala

Ghamala is a village in Kangra sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 55 households**, the 116th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 258people (2011)
- 55households
- 87.1%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Ghamala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghamala is 176029.** Ghamala falls in Kangra sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockKangra
- Census village code009756

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

## How far is Ghamala from nearby towns?

- Kangra (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)42 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)24 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 Ghamala?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kamliala
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gahliala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 Ghamala known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 25% of the 79 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 Ghamala

Of every 100 households in Ghamala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghamala · ■ Kangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**43%

Tap water ****96%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**56%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**42%

Use banking services ****98%**

**94%

Television ****76%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**22%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Ghamala?

■ Ghamala · ■ Kangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1150**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1538**

**856

Working population ****60.9%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.4% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 157 (100%)

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 Kangra

- Bag263 people
- Balehr263 people
- Bandal263 people
- Suka Bag260 people
- Bhasher255 people
- Kaswara248 people
- Sirmani238 people
- Bhata Nala232 people

[All 175 villages in Kangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/kangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghamala?176029
- How far is Ghamala from Dharmsala?42 km by road
- What is the population of Ghamala?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghamala in?Kangra district (Kangra sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghamala?87.1% (Census 2011)