# Gaura Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/gaura/ Village · Rampur, Shimla # Gaura Gaura is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172201**. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 169 households**, the 29th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 667people (2011) - 169households - 72.7%literacy - 172201PIN code ## Gaura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaura is 172201.** Gaura falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172201 - Community development blockRampur - Census village code023570 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaura from nearby towns? - Rampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)150 km by road - Rampur (nearest town)12 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 Gaura? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Gaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Gaura known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 48% of the 213 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 Gaura Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 95 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gaura · ■ Rampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****47%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **40% Tap water ****92%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **52% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **43% Use banking services ****88%** **90% Television ****68%** **68% Mobile phone ****82%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****86%** **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 Gaura? ■ Gaura · ■ Rampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686** **919 Working population ****50.4%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 61.5% for women. 48% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Household industry 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%) 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 Rampur - Dharali718 people - Ragori715 people - Shaneri706 people - Pat684 people - Kinnu661 people - Kim634 people - Kiao632 people - Kalna628 people [All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaura?172201 - How far is Gaura from Shimla?150 km by road - What is the population of Gaura?667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaura in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gaura?72.7% (Census 2011)