# Gharal Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Gharal

Gharal is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 26 households**, the 141st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 78people (2011)
- 26households
- 88.7%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Gharal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharal is 172030.** Gharal falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023891

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

## How far is Gharal from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)91 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)28 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 Gharal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gharal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kirti
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- 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 Gharal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 13% of the 74 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 Gharal

Of every 100 households in Gharal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gharal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**26%

Use banking services ****88%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Gharal?

■ Gharal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1294**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**935

Working population ****30.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 89.7% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 21 (88%) · **■** Other work 3 (12%)

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 Kumharsain

- Devali Dhar79 people
- Majrog79 people
- Bagain78 people
- Dogri78 people
- Dawala71 people
- Mohan71 people
- Bhanana67 people
- Barori66 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharal?172030
- How far is Gharal from Shimla?91 km by road
- What is the population of Gharal?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharal in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gharal?88.7% (Census 2011)