# Gharela Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Gharela

Gharela is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176030**. The 2011 Census counted **42 people in 11 households**, the 203rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 42people (2011)
- 11households
- 86.1%literacy
- 176030PIN code

## Gharela PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176030
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010977

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

## How far is Gharela from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)78 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)30 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 Gharela?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gharela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barog Lahr
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barog Lahr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kangra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gharela known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 9% of the 54 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 Gharela

Of every 100 households in Gharela in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gharela · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****85%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Gharela?

■ Gharela · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1055

Working population ****11.9%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 76.2% for women. 24% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Household industry 1 (20%) · **■** Marginal 4 (80%)

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

- Kurehar44 people
- Bhadorkar43 people
- Bhalelu43 people
- Toru43 people
- Tihri42 people
- Dhar Chauki41 people
- Kud41 people
- Maktehr40 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharela?176030
- How far is Gharela from Dharmsala?78 km by road
- What is the population of Gharela?42 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharela in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharela?86.1% (Census 2011)