# Ghamrotha, Palampur, Kangra – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Ghamrotha

Ghamrotha is a village in [Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/) sub-district of [Kangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/) district, [Himachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/), PIN code **176059**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 71 households**, the 219th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 318people (2011)
- 71households
- 78.2%literacy
- 176059PIN code

## Ghamrotha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghamrotha is 176059.** Ghamrotha falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176059
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011508

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

## How far is Ghamrotha from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)22 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 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 Ghamrotha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghamrotha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gopalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Ghamrotha known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 18% of the 118 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 Ghamrotha

Of every 100 households in Ghamrotha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghamrotha · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**66%

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

**53%

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

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****76%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

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

**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 Ghamrotha?

■ Ghamrotha · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**912

Working population ****57.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 71.2% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (16%) · **■** Marginal 153 (84%)

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

- Thala Warla325 people
- Machhlena324 people
- Dharman323 people
- Kathiara322 people
- Maserna318 people
- Kharuhl317 people
- Surar316 people
- Baraham Thero315 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghamrotha?176059
- How far is Ghamrotha from Dharmsala?22 km by road
- What is the population of Ghamrotha?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghamrotha in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghamrotha?78.2% (Census 2011)