# Ghareawat Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Ghareawat

Ghareawat is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 63 households**, the 54th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 269people (2011)
- 63households
- 82.9%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Ghareawat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghareawat is 172029.** Ghareawat falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023876

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

## How far is Ghareawat from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)10 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 Ghareawat?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghareawat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 Ghareawat known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and apple**. About 42% of the 99 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 Ghareawat

Of every 100 households in Ghareawat in 2011, 94 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Ghareawat · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

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

**82%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**26%

Use banking services ****81%**

**87%

Television ****75%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Ghareawat?

■ Ghareawat · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2429**

**935

Working population ****85.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 86% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (9%) · **■** Marginal 164 (71%)

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

- Lathi276 people
- Kirti275 people
- Nehri275 people
- Arot274 people
- Kanda265 people
- Phirnu262 people
- Bargal258 people
- Shamthla258 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghareawat?172029
- How far is Ghareawat from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Ghareawat?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghareawat in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghareawat?82.9% (Census 2011)