# Garoru Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/garoru/ Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi # Garoru Garoru is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **2,416 people in 574 households**, the 1st largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%. - 2,416people (2011) - 574households - 88.4%literacy - 176120PIN code ## Garoru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garoru is 176120.** Garoru falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176120 - Community development blockDrang - Census village code013409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garoru from nearby towns? - Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Mandi (district HQ)57 km by road - Jogindarnagar (nearest town)1 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 Garoru? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Garoru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jogindarnagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jogindarnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Garoru known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and barley**. About 75% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Garoru Of every 100 households in Garoru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Garoru · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****97%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **10% Tap water ****100%** **98% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%** **66% Use banking services ****93%** **95% Television ****81%** **80% Mobile phone ****83%** **69% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **9% Own their home ****81%** **95% 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 Garoru? ■ Garoru · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%** **81.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1053 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **909 Working population ****41.7%** **57.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 84.6% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 463 (46%) · **■** Marginal 482 (48%) 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 Jogindarnagar - Suja1,613 people - Tikri Musehra1,551 people - Dhelu1,506 people - Chauntra1,453 people [All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garoru?176120 - How far is Garoru from Mandi?57 km by road - What is the population of Garoru?2,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garoru in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Garoru?88.4% (Census 2011)