# Gandhrap Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpur, Kangra 

# Gandhrap

Gandhrap is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176205**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 51 households**, the 100th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 233people (2011)
- 51households
- 83.2%literacy
- 176205PIN code

## Gandhrap PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhrap is 176205.** Gandhrap falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176205
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009401

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

## How far is Gandhrap from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)23 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 Gandhrap?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chhatri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 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 Gandhrap known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 15% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Gandhrap

Of every 100 households in Gandhrap in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhrap · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**51%

Tap water ****86%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**50%

Use banking services ****98%**

**94%

Television ****82%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**19%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Gandhrap?

■ Gandhrap · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**911

Working population ****30.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.6% for women. 44% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (8%) · **■** Other work 27 (38%) · **■** Marginal 39 (54%)

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 Shahpur

- Shiun Khas254 people
- Morachh244 people
- Mahar-II239 people
- Kahkarra236 people
- Har233 people
- Karela232 people
- Chori231 people
- Drini Khurd231 people

[All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhrap?176205
- How far is Gandhrap from Dharmsala?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhrap?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhrap in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhrap?83.2% (Census 2011)