# Gahan Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Gahan

Gahan is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **487 people in 128 households**, the 16th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 487people (2011)
- 128households
- 78.8%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Gahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahan is 172021.** Gahan falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023777

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

## How far is Gahan from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)80 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)20 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 Gahan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khuni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Gahan known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 72% of the 138 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 Gahan

Of every 100 households in Gahan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Gahan · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**31%

Tap water ****98%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**36%

Use banking services ****97%**

**91%

Television ****76%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Gahan?

■ Gahan · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**959

Working population ****89.3%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 90% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 103 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (7%) · **■** Marginal 296 (68%)

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 Nankhari

- Panel587 people
- Dadara526 people
- Kandreri494 people
- Theli491 people
- Kungal482 people
- Taprog451 people
- Manjholi445 people
- Punan441 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahan?172021
- How far is Gahan from Shimla?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gahan?487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahan in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahan?78.8% (Census 2011)