# Ghaghetta Village, Thural, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Thural, Kangra 

# Ghaghetta

Ghaghetta is a village in Thural sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176092**. The 2011 Census counted **62 people in 17 households**, the 74th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 62people (2011)
- 17households
- 88.9%literacy
- 176092PIN code

## Ghaghetta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaghetta is 176092.** Ghaghetta falls in Thural sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176092
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011066

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

## How far is Ghaghetta from nearby towns?

- Thural (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 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 Ghaghetta?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaghetta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Moondhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thural Naun
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Ghaghetta known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 23% of the 34 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 Ghaghetta

Of every 100 households in Ghaghetta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaghetta · ■ Thural rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**60%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****71%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ghaghetta?

■ Ghaghetta · ■ Thural rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1480**

**1135

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**939

Working population ****62.9%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 87.5% for women. 72% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (36%) · **■** Marginal 25 (64%)

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

- Dhaman Lahar92 people
- Badarta87 people
- Gharhella Parla66 people
- Gharhella Awarla63 people
- Jangrehar61 people
- Malandhar61 people
- Garder56 people
- Ghathial Lahar56 people

[All 91 villages in Thural](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/thural/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghetta?176092
- How far is Ghaghetta from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghetta?62 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghetta in?Kangra district (Thural sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghetta?88.9% (Census 2011)