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

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# Garahan

Garahan is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175038**. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 66 households**, the 26th largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 353people (2011)
- 66households
- 70.3%literacy
- 175038PIN code

## Garahan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175038
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code015578

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

## How far is Garahan from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)67 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)42 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 Garahan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ser
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Garahan known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 19% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Garahan

Of every 100 households in Garahan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garahan · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**48%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**70%

Television ****90%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garahan?

■ Garahan · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**964

Working population ****63.2%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 53.9% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 99 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 109 (49%)

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

- Gharoi374 people
- Bhali Batari363 people
- Bhatol359 people
- Dhamasan355 people
- Ropa Bandla352 people
- Aukal350 people
- Shegal350 people
- Jhungi348 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garahan?175038
- How far is Garahan from Mandi?67 km by road
- What is the population of Garahan?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garahan in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garahan?70.3% (Census 2011)