# Garh Khas Village, Thural, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/thural/garh-khas/ Village · Thural, Kangra # Garh Khas Garh Khas is a village in Thural sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176093**. The 2011 Census counted **673 people in 149 households**, the 1st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%. - 673people (2011) - 149households - 76.7%literacy - 176093PIN code ## Garh Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garh Khas is 176093.** Garh Khas falls in Thural sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176093 - Community development blockSulah - Census village code011049 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garh Khas from nearby towns? - Thural (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)57 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 Garh Khas? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Garh Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palkehar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Garh Khas known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 47% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Garh Khas Of every 100 households in Garh Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Garh Khas · ■ Thural rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****99%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **12% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **60% Use banking services ****94%** **97% Television ****90%** **84% Mobile phone ****67%** **81% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Garh Khas? ■ Garh Khas · ■ Thural rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **85.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1135 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233** **939 Working population ****48.7%** **44.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (45%) · **■** Marginal 175 (53%) 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 Thural - Duhak Khurd619 people - Bharanta611 people - Dhaniara531 people - Haloon513 people [All 91 villages in Thural](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/thural/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garh Khas?176093 - How far is Garh Khas from Dharmsala?57 km by road - What is the population of Garh Khas?673 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garh Khas in?Kangra district (Thural sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Garh Khas?76.7% (Census 2011)