# Gher Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Gher

Gher is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176076**. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 103 households**, the 158th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 424people (2011)
- 103households
- 83.5%literacy
- 176076PIN code

## Gher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gher is 176076.** Gher falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176076
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011780

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

## How far is Gher from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)54 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)18 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 Gher?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chauki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gher known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 39% of the 65 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 Gher

Of every 100 households in Gher in 2011, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gher · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**10%

Tap water ****91%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**45%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****83%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**10%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gher?

■ Gher · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**912

Working population ****38.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 73.2% for women. 41% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (52%) · **■** Marginal 78 (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

- Sidhpur Sarkari431 people
- Bharron428 people
- Tanda Holta428 people
- Bindraban425 people
- Garla Dei423 people
- Rajehr421 people
- Batahan417 people
- Gahr416 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gher?176076
- How far is Gher from Dharmsala?54 km by road
- What is the population of Gher?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gher in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gher?83.5% (Census 2011)