# Gathan Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Gathan

Gathan is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **234 people in 55 households**, the 130th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 234people (2011)
- 55households
- 74.2%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Gathan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gathan is 171220.** Gathan falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024991

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

## How far is Gathan from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)33 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 Gathan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gathan; 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 · Kalind
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Gathan known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and pea**. About 39% of the 66 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 Gathan

Of every 100 households in Gathan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Gathan · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**51%

Use banking services ****87%**

**75%

Television ****76%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**8%

None of these assets ****16%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Gathan?

■ Gathan · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**908

Working population ****61.1%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 74.5% for women. 69% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 111 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%)

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

- Mahog237 people
- Up Muhal Chailla237 people
- Jhakri236 people
- Charen234 people
- Aloti232 people
- Gadaha232 people
- Gijari232 people
- Lellu232 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gathan?171220
- How far is Gathan from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gathan?234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gathan in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gathan?74.2% (Census 2011)