Village · Theog, Shimla
# Dharech Gohech

Dharech Gohech is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171201. The 2011 Census counted 563 people in 111 households, the 11th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.
- 563 people (2011)
- 111 households
- 84.7% literacy
- 171201 PIN code

## Dharech Gohech PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dharech Gohech is 171201. Dharech Gohech falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171201
- Community development block Theog
- Census village code 025170

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dharech Gohech from nearby towns?
- Theog (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Theog (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dharech Gohech?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Theog
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Theog
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Theog
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharech Gohech known for?

The main crops are vegetables and wheat. About 21% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dharech Gohech

Of every 100 households in Dharech Gohech in 2011, 99 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Dharech Gohech · ■ Theog rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 95%
- Toilet within the home 52% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 47%
- Tap water 100% 75%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 48%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 51%
- Use banking services 92% 75%
- Television 80% 67%
- Mobile phone 92% 83%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 8%
- None of these assets 5% 7%
- Own their home 96% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dharech Gohech?

■ Dharech Gohech · ■ Theog rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.7% 83.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 883 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 579 908
- Working population 64.3% 58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 78.1% for women. 63% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 176 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 38 (10%) · ■ Marginal 142 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Theog
- Darjoli Dhar 581 people
- Tiali 574 people
- Ghund 571 people
- Dharech 566 people
- Chhamrot 560 people
- Jao 554 people
- Barog 542 people
- Daghali 517 people

All 486 villages in Theog

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dharech Gohech? 171201
- How far is Dharech Gohech from Shimla? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Dharech Gohech? 563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharech Gohech in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharech Gohech? 84.7% (Census 2011)

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