# Gad Village, Nihri, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# Gad

Gad is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175038**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 21 households**, the 109th largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 131people (2011)
- 21households
- 72.6%literacy
- 175038PIN code

## Gad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gad is 175038.** Gad falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175038
- Community development blockKarsog
- Census village code015643

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

## How far is Gad from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)85 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)58 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 Gad?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jabras
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nihri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karsog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gad known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 44% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Gad

Of every 100 households in Gad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gad · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**70%

Television ****27%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Gad?

■ Gad · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2571**

**964

Working population ****55.0%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 37 (51%)

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 Nihri

- Ukri134 people
- Bhaka133 people
- D.P.F.Bag133 people
- Tarad133 people
- Bahi130 people
- Kutnas125 people
- D.P.F. Churasani123 people
- Basahu117 people

[All 274 villages in Nihri](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/nihri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gad?175038
- How far is Gad from Mandi?85 km by road
- What is the population of Gad?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gad in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gad?72.6% (Census 2011)