# Gohach Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Gohach

Gohach is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171225**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 63 households**, the 31st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 298people (2011)
- 63households
- 79.0%literacy
- 171225PIN code

## Gohach PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gohach is 171225.** Gohach falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171225
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026114

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

## How far is Gohach from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)35 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 Gohach?

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

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kalbog
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajtari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Gohach known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and vegetables**. About 56% of the 86 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 Gohach

Of every 100 households in Gohach in 2011, 93 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Gohach · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**42%

Tap water ****88%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**36%

Use banking services ****67%**

**76%

Television ****75%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**18%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****74%**

**79%

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 Gohach?

■ Gohach · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**918

Working population ****35.9%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 73.2% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 79 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (20%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

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 Kotkhai

- Kharki311 people
- Kothi310 people
- Padrah304 people
- Pali304 people
- Mahasu298 people
- Melth286 people
- Pohal285 people
- Bagen281 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gohach?171225
- How far is Gohach from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gohach?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gohach in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gohach?79.0% (Census 2011)