# Ghandwar Khas Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Ghandwar Khas

Ghandwar Khas is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 105 households**, the 10th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 451people (2011)
- 105households
- 83.8%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Ghandwar Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghandwar Khas is 176031.** Ghandwar Khas falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010854

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

## How far is Ghandwar Khas from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)17 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 Ghandwar Khas?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghandwar Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Surani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Ghandwar Khas known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 34% of the 128 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 Ghandwar Khas

Of every 100 households in Ghandwar Khas in 2011, 98 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghandwar Khas · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****79%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ghandwar Khas?

■ Ghandwar Khas · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**899

Working population ****55.9%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 76.8% for women. 50% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%) · **■** Marginal 128 (51%)

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

- Kohlri496 people
- Chaunki470 people
- Kurera470 people
- Balahr460 people
- Galoti430 people
- Thalakan423 people
- Sarab Nati409 people
- Pukhru407 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghandwar Khas?176031
- How far is Ghandwar Khas from Dharmsala?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ghandwar Khas?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghandwar Khas in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghandwar Khas?83.8% (Census 2011)