# Gaher Village, Jubbal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jubbal, Shimla 

# Gaher

Gaher is a village in Jubbal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171215**. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 40 households**, the 77th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 195people (2011)
- 40households
- 85.3%literacy
- 171215PIN code

## Gaher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaher is 171215.** Gaher falls in Jubbal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171215
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code025953

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

## How far is Gaher from nearby towns?

- Jubbal (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Jubbal (nearest town)9 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 Gaher?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maghara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jubbal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarsvatinager
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gaher known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 68% of the 76 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 Gaher

Of every 100 households in Gaher in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gaher · ■ Jubbal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**29%

Use banking services ****88%**

**79%

Television ****62%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**15%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**82%

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 Gaher?

■ Gaher · ■ Jubbal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**917

Working population ****26.7%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.5% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (44%) · **■** Other work 18 (35%) · **■** Marginal 11 (21%)

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 Jubbal

- Prem Nagar203 people
- Ramnagri202 people
- Kiari199 people
- Maghara196 people
- Kaina195 people
- Bhagoli193 people
- Kelvi193 people
- Sanaba191 people

[All 171 villages in Jubbal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/jubbal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaher?171215
- How far is Gaher from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Gaher?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaher in?Shimla district (Jubbal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaher?85.3% (Census 2011)