# Gushal Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/gushal/ Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti # Gushal Gushal is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175132**. The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 79 households**, the 3rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 390people (2011) - 79households - 80.6%literacy - 175132PIN code ## Gushal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gushal is 175132.** Gushal falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code175132 - Community development blockLahul - Census village code012333 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gushal from nearby towns? - Kyelang (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kyelang (district HQ)9 km by road - Manali (nearest town)106 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 Gushal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gushal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keylong - ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Gushal known for? The main crops are **green peas, potato and kuth**. About 40% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Gushal Of every 100 households in Gushal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Gushal · ■ Lahul rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****94%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **12% Tap water ****100%** **98% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **63% Use banking services ****100%** **93% Television ****99%** **78% Mobile phone ****96%** **89% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **10% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **75% 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 Gushal? ■ Gushal · ■ Lahul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **1079 Working population ****74.1%** **72.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 64.4% for women. 72% of men and 76% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Cultivators 237 (82%) · **■** Other work 52 (18%) 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 Lahul - Keylong1,150 people - Stingiri537 people - Gondhla329 people - Shansha320 people - Khangsar224 people - Shuiling221 people [All 140 villages in Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gushal?175132 - How far is Gushal from Kyelang?9 km by road - What is the population of Gushal?390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gushal in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gushal?80.6% (Census 2011)