# Gadiara Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Gadiara

Gadiara is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176103**. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 177 households**, the 74th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 707people (2011)
- 177households
- 85.9%literacy
- 176103PIN code

## Gadiara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gadiara is 176103.** Gadiara falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176103
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011791

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)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)39 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)10 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?

13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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 70% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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, 92 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Gadiara · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****93%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**45%

Use banking services ****93%**

**96%

Television ****91%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**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+) ****85.9%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1202**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**912

Working population ****23.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 83.9% for women. 38% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 76 (46%) · **■** Marginal 79 (48%)

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

- Dhoran Khas734 people
- Bodhal731 people
- Bhatarka709 people
- Kakrain708 people
- Nanaun Khas693 people
- Menjha Uparla685 people
- Droh Khas683 people
- Brankar678 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gadiara?176103
- How far is Gadiara from Dharmsala?39 km by road
- What is the population of Gadiara?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadiara in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadiara?85.9% (Census 2011)
