# Gharshu Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Gharshu

Gharshu is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 43 households**, the 48th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 155people (2011)
- 43households
- 73.5%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Gharshu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharshu is 172115.** Gharshu falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027093

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

## How far is Gharshu from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)82 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)69 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 Gharshu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gharshu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nigulshari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gharshu known for?

The main crops are **apple, ogla and wheat**. About 6% of the 364 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 Gharshu

Of every 100 households in Gharshu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gharshu · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**39%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****79%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****16%**

**9%

Own their home ****91%**

**69%

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 Gharshu?

■ Gharshu · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1348**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2800**

**941

Working population ****57.4%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 64.0% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 79 (89%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (10%)

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 Nichar

- Huri185 people
- Ponda172 people
- Homte160 people
- Kachrang160 people
- Solding155 people
- Burcha151 people
- Burang150 people
- Baro149 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharshu?172115
- How far is Gharshu from Reckong Peo?82 km by road
- What is the population of Gharshu?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharshu in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharshu?73.5% (Census 2011)