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

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Gauna

Gauna is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 141 households**, the 20th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 647people (2011)
- 141households
- 76.8%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Gauna PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026489

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

## How far is Gauna from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)11 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 Gauna?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 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 Gauna known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and maize**. About 30% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Gauna

Of every 100 households in Gauna in 2011, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Gauna · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**44%

Tap water ****93%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**27%

Use banking services ****79%**

**83%

Television ****70%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**11%

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

**6%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Gauna?

■ Gauna · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**923

Working population ****62.1%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 66.0% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 314 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (11%) · **■** Other work 37 (9%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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

- Kui696 people
- Banchuchh681 people
- Shelan675 people
- Shil664 people
- Sherog641 people
- Thamtari635 people
- Bashla634 people
- Khashkandi623 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gauna?171207
- How far is Gauna from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Gauna?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauna in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gauna?76.8% (Census 2011)