# Gadiara Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) (8)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Gadiara

Gadiara is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176092**. The 2011 Census counted **116 people in 32 households**, the 341st largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 116people (2011)
- 32households
- 81.4%literacy
- 176092PIN code

## Gadiara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gadiara is 176092.** Gadiara falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176092
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011689

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

## How far is Gadiara from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)20 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 Gadiara?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gadiara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Droh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Gadiara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 13% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Gadiara

Of every 100 households in Gadiara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadiara · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**45%

Use banking services ****97%**

**96%

Television ****81%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**24%

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

**10%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Gadiara?

■ Gadiara · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1231**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**912

Working population ****72.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 78.3% for women. 60% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 76 (90%)

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 Palampur

- Ropa122 people
- Chah121 people
- Kosab117 people
- Bhaliar Kar116 people
- Dadhona113 people
- Kharohar113 people
- Chakban Andreta106 people
- Kasoti105 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gadiara?176092
- How far is Gadiara from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gadiara?116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadiara in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadiara?81.4% (Census 2011)