# Ghughvi Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Ghughvi

Ghughvi is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **62 people in 12 households**, the 148th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 62people (2011)
- 12households
- 76.5%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Ghughvi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghughvi is 171212.** Ghughvi falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023955

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

## How far is Ghughvi from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)139 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)79 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 Ghughvi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Ghughvi known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 14% of the 106 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 Ghughvi

Of every 100 households in Ghughvi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghughvi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**26%

Use banking services ****50%**

**87%

Television ****58%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Ghughvi?

■ Ghughvi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****632**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**935

Working population ****61.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 70.0% for women. 55% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (26%) · **■** Marginal 27 (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

- Bhanana67 people
- Barori66 people
- Dharuri63 people
- Nagraon63 people
- Ser Dhar60 people
- Manan57 people
- Nahana57 people
- Chekul54 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghughvi?171212
- How far is Ghughvi from Shimla?139 km by road
- What is the population of Ghughvi?62 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghughvi in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghughvi?76.5% (Census 2011)