# Garhai Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Garhai

Garhai is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 22 households**, the 92nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 115people (2011)
- 22households
- 80.2%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Garhai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026429

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

## How far is Garhai from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)125 km by road
- Rohru (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 Garhai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Garhai known for?

The main crops are **potato, pea and apple**. About 53% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Garhai

Of every 100 households in Garhai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Garhai · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**54%

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

**44%

Tap water ****83%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**27%

Use banking services ****83%**

**83%

Television ****58%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**11%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Garhai?

■ Garhai · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**923

Working population ****53.9%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (13%) · **■** Marginal 20 (32%)

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

- Gad133 people
- Noin131 people
- Kutu130 people
- D.P.F. Dunga-Dobal116 people
- Seri100 people
- D.P.F. Arhal90 people
- Sungri90 people
- D.P.F. Bashla89 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garhai?171207
- How far is Garhai from Shimla?125 km by road
- What is the population of Garhai?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhai in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhai?80.2% (Census 2011)