Village · Kotkhai, Shimla
# Ghasi Gaon

Ghasi Gaon is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171204. The 2011 Census counted 225 people in 56 households, the 63rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.
- 225 people (2011)
- 56 households
- 90.0% literacy
- 171204 PIN code

## Ghasi Gaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ghasi Gaon is 171204. Ghasi Gaon falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171204
- Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code 026232

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghasi Gaon from nearby towns?
- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghasi Gaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghasi Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kyari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghasi Gaon known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and potato. About 55% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghasi Gaon

Of every 100 households in Ghasi Gaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Ghasi Gaon · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 84% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 42%
- Tap water 100% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 96% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 91% 62%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 2% 36%
- Use banking services 96% 76%
- Television 93% 74%
- Mobile phone 91% 84%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 4% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 21% 18%
- None of these assets 2% 6%
- Own their home 95% 79%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghasi Gaon?

■ Ghasi Gaon · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.0% 82.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 556 918
- Working population 79.6% 57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 84.5% for women. 80% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 26 (15%) · ■ Marginal 114 (64%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai
- Delwi 229 people
- Chadyana -I 228 people
- Rukhla 228 people
- Dhangwi Kalan 226 people
- Up Muhal Jol 225 people
- Choela 224 people
- Pal 222 people
- Mel -I 221 people

All 250 villages in Kotkhai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ghasi Gaon? 171204
- How far is Ghasi Gaon from Shimla? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Ghasi Gaon? 225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghasi Gaon in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghasi Gaon? 90.0% (Census 2011)

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