# Gokswari Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Gokswari

Gokswari is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 68 households**, the 51st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 391people (2011)
- 68households
- 72.0%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Gokswari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026664

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

## How far is Gokswari from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)153 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)33 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 Gokswari?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhamwari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandasu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, untreated 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 Gokswari known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and paddy**. About 6% of the 571 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 Gokswari

Of every 100 households in Gokswari in 2011, 84 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokswari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**68%

Tap water ****90%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**58%

Use banking services ****73%**

**80%

Television ****36%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Gokswari?

■ Gokswari · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**884

Working population ****65.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 56.0% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (9%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%) · **■** Marginal 202 (79%)

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

- Gaonsari411 people
- Khabal406 people
- Tangnun394 people
- Kaloti393 people
- Banoti Khas389 people
- Ambot384 people
- Bhatwari381 people
- Haunchali376 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gokswari?171208
- How far is Gokswari from Shimla?153 km by road
- What is the population of Gokswari?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokswari in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gokswari?72.0% (Census 2011)