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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Gorat

Gorat is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 19 households**, the 348th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 99people (2011)
- 19households
- 73.0%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Gorat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorat is 176061.** Gorat falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011857

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

## How far is Gorat from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)53 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)13 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 Gorat?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gorat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Saperu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamlehr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gorat known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 33% of the 21 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 Gorat

Of every 100 households in Gorat in 2011, 95 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gorat · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****55%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Gorat?

■ Gorat · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**912

Working population ****24.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 58.3% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (8%) · **■** Other work 18 (75%) · **■** Marginal 3 (12%)

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

- Chakban Andreta106 people
- Kasoti105 people
- Near102 people
- Baun99 people
- Samlehr98 people
- Thamba-I97 people
- Bahl96 people
- Balla96 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorat?176061
- How far is Gorat from Dharmsala?53 km by road
- What is the population of Gorat?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorat in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorat?73.0% (Census 2011)