# Gahal Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Gahal

Gahal is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176030**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 19 households**, the 166th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 78people (2011)
- 19households
- 89.7%literacy
- 176030PIN code

## Gahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahal is 176030.** Gahal falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176030
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010852

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

## How far is Gahal from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)69 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)15 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 Gahal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kihari
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khundian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Gahal known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 29% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gahal

Of every 100 households in Gahal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahal · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**57%

Tap water ****95%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****74%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gahal?

■ Gahal · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**899

Working population ****66.7%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 85.7% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 37 (71%) · **■** Other work 5 (10%) · **■** Marginal 10 (19%)

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 Khundian

- Jol82 people
- Bhadrun81 people
- Bharam Dhayara79 people
- Kuri79 people
- Jakh Lahr78 people
- Matehr78 people
- Tikkar Uperla78 people
- Chanarri77 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahal?176030
- How far is Gahal from Dharmsala?69 km by road
- What is the population of Gahal?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahal in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahal?89.7% (Census 2011)