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

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Village · Padhar, Mandi 

# Gajaun

Gajaun is a village in Padhar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176121**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 63 households**, the 72nd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 274people (2011)
- 63households
- 80.2%literacy
- 176121PIN code

## Gajaun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajaun is 176121.** Gajaun falls in Padhar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176121
- Community development blockDrang
- Census village code013145

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

## How far is Gajaun from nearby towns?

- Padhar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)24 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)24 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 Gajaun?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gajaun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Padhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Gajaun known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 26% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Gajaun

Of every 100 households in Gajaun in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gajaun · ■ Padhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

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

**74%

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

**24%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**89%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****86%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Gajaun?

■ Gajaun · ■ Padhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**937

Working population ****61.3%**

**69.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 70.8% for women. 59% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 80 (48%) · **■** Other work 67 (40%) · **■** Marginal 21 (12%)

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

- Bara Gaon277 people
- Jhand276 people
- Meyot276 people
- Padhar275 people
- Ghamarda274 people
- Kamharra274 people
- Latran266 people
- Mathi Bajgan263 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajaun?176121
- How far is Gajaun from Mandi?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gajaun?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajaun in?Mandi district (Padhar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajaun?80.2% (Census 2011)