# Gorwa Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Gorwa

Gorwa is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 36 households**, the 55th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 212people (2011)
- 36households
- 71.5%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Gorwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorwa is 171211.** Gorwa falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025521

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

## How far is Gorwa from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)121 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)21 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 Gorwa?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Gorwa known for?

The main crops are **beans and maize**. About 34% of the 91 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 Gorwa

Of every 100 households in Gorwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorwa · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**71%

Use banking services ****92%**

**68%

Television ****35%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Gorwa?

■ Gorwa · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****92.0%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 69.5% for women. 91% of men and 93% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 94 (48%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 57 (29%)

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 Chaupal

- Shili Kayan222 people
- Kelwi Laona217 people
- Khaprona217 people
- Gorli215 people
- Jai Garh210 people
- Barhich206 people
- Rawtan205 people
- Thalog203 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorwa?171211
- How far is Gorwa from Shimla?121 km by road
- What is the population of Gorwa?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorwa in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorwa?71.5% (Census 2011)