Village · Nurpur, Kangra
# Ghura

Ghura is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176204. The 2011 Census counted 146 people in 31 households, the 283rd largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.
- 146 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 84.3% literacy
- 176204 PIN code

## Ghura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ghura is 176204. Ghura falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176204
- Community development block Nurpur
- Census village code 008489

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

## How far is Ghura from nearby towns?
- Nurpur (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 81 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 21 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ghura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gangath
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dehri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Gangath
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Ghura known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 45% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghura

Of every 100 households in Ghura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghura · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 13% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 51%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 34%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 65%
- Use banking services 100% 94%
- Television 81% 79%
- Mobile phone 42% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 13% 10%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Ghura?

■ Ghura · ■ Nurpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.3% 85.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 826
- Working population 57.5% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 77.9% for women. 52% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (13%) · ■ Marginal 72 (86%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur
- Simbli 152 people
- Baldun 151 people
- Chandrahan 150 people
- Haral Upperli 148 people
- Lakhnat 146 people
- Khalun 144 people
- Nangarwan 144 people
- Duhg 142 people

All 419 villages in Nurpur

## Other places named Ghura
- Ghura · Village, Rajnagar, Chhatarpur · 2,860 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ghura? 176204
- How far is Ghura from Dharmsala? 81 km by road
- What is the population of Ghura? 146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghura in? Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghura? 84.3% (Census 2011)

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