# Gharhot Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Gharhot

Gharhot is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173216**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 26 households**, the 30th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 149people (2011)
- 26households
- 91.3%literacy
- 173216PIN code

## Gharhot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharhot is 173216.** Gharhot falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173216
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024831

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

## How far is Gharhot from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)25 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 Gharhot?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gharhot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Padechi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Gharhot known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 9% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Gharhot

Of every 100 households in Gharhot in 2011, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Gharhot · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**39%

Tap water ****96%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**73%

Use banking services ****96%**

**81%

Television ****88%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****88%**

**89%

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 Gharhot?

■ Gharhot · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**1036

Working population ****63.1%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 84.7% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (30%) · **■** Other work 16 (17%) · **■** Marginal 50 (53%)

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 Junga

- Nehra Kamhali185 people
- Pujarli157 people
- Shalot157 people
- Loha154 people
- Jangal Bhalawag140 people
- Khil Khajewra129 people
- Sergata127 people
- Dehra Dohai117 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharhot?173216
- How far is Gharhot from Shimla?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gharhot?149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharhot in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharhot?91.3% (Census 2011)