# Ganga Nagar Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Ganga Nagar

Ganga Nagar is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 55 households**, the 72nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 214people (2011)
- 55households
- 69.2%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Ganga Nagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ganga Nagar is 171207.** Ganga Nagar falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026525

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

## How far is Ganga Nagar from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)87 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)49 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 Ganga Nagar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ganga Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Waknaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Ganga Nagar known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Ganga Nagar

Of every 100 households in Ganga Nagar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Ganga Nagar · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**44%

Tap water ****98%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**27%

Use banking services ****82%**

**83%

Television ****71%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**11%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****74%**

**85%

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 Ganga Nagar?

■ Ganga Nagar · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**923

Working population ****67.8%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 59.6% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (21%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 60 (41%)

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 Rohru

- Kyarku247 people
- Kandrora244 people
- Madarli231 people
- Ghrema225 people
- Sendor211 people
- Siao210 people
- Malkhun200 people
- Khanaula194 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganga Nagar?171207
- How far is Ganga Nagar from Shimla?87 km by road
- What is the population of Ganga Nagar?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganga Nagar in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ganga Nagar?69.2% (Census 2011)