# Galhana, Theog, Shimla – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Galhana

Galhana is a village in [Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/) sub-district of [Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/) district, [Himachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/), PIN code **171226**. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 30 households**, the 241st largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 136people (2011)
- 30households
- 75.8%literacy
- 171226PIN code

## Galhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galhana is 171226.** Galhana falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171226
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025361

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

## How far is Galhana from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)95 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)53 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 Galhana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Galhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kuthar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Galhana known for?

The main crops are **apple and potato**. About 14% of the 153 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 Galhana

Of every 100 households in Galhana in 2011, 87 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Galhana · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**47%

Tap water ****60%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**51%

Use banking services ****73%**

**75%

Television ****40%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**8%

None of these assets ****17%**

**7%

Own their home ****77%**

**88%

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 Galhana?

■ Galhana · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**908

Working population ****38.2%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 69.4% for women. 66% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (6%)

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 Theog

- Bekhalti139 people
- Kanauri139 people
- Girenj138 people
- Banari137 people
- Shawag136 people
- Up Muhal Khadli Bagari136 people
- Jageri134 people
- Up Muhal Rajana129 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galhana?171226
- How far is Galhana from Shimla?95 km by road
- What is the population of Galhana?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galhana in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galhana?75.8% (Census 2011)