# Gaonsari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Gaonsari

Gaonsari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **411 people in 82 households**, the 47th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 411people (2011)
- 82households
- 64.6%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Gaonsari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaonsari is 171208.** Gaonsari falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026550

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

## How far is Gaonsari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)124 km by road
- Rohru (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 Gaonsari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gaonsari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhagali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Gaonsari known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 23% of the 175 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 Gaonsari

Of every 100 households in Gaonsari in 2011, 93 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaonsari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**58%

Use banking services ****74%**

**80%

Television ****44%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****23%**

**12%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Gaonsari?

■ Gaonsari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1292**

**884

Working population ****30.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 52.0% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 35 (28%)

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 Chirgaon

- Amboi458 people
- Chichwari458 people
- Limbra415 people
- Bhatwari414 people
- Khabal406 people
- Tangnun394 people
- Kaloti393 people
- Gokswari391 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaonsari?171208
- How far is Gaonsari from Shimla?124 km by road
- What is the population of Gaonsari?411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaonsari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaonsari?64.6% (Census 2011)