# Gahang Village, Padhar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Padhar, Mandi 

# Gahang

Gahang is a village in Padhar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176122**. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 30 households**, the 143rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 144people (2011)
- 30households
- 71.8%literacy
- 176122PIN code

## Gahang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahang is 176122.** Gahang falls in Padhar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176122
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013021

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

## How far is Gahang from nearby towns?

- Padhar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)32 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 Gahang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gartu Khod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Joginder Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Gahang known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 18% of the 126 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 Gahang

Of every 100 households in Gahang in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahang · ■ Padhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**24%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****33%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Gahang?

■ Gahang · ■ Padhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**937

Working population ****66.0%**

**69.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 63% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 79 (83%) · **■** Marginal 16 (17%)

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 Padhar

- Fagni157 people
- Tikkar151 people
- Padwahan148 people
- Salhana147 people
- Jhukan142 people
- Khaban140 people
- Bahi136 people
- Bajot136 people

[All 232 villages in Padhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/padhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahang?176122
- How far is Gahang from Mandi?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gahang?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahang in?Mandi district (Padhar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahang?71.8% (Census 2011)