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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Gowahi

Gowahi is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 57 households**, the 106th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 258people (2011)
- 57households
- 81.8%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Gowahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gowahi is 171201.** Gowahi falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025023

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

## How far is Gowahi from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)41 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)9 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 Gowahi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gowahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sandhu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sandhu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Gowahi known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 21% of the 139 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 Gowahi

Of every 100 households in Gowahi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Gowahi · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**47%

Tap water ****74%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**51%

Use banking services ****98%**

**75%

Television ****86%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Gowahi?

■ Gowahi · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**908

Working population ****64.7%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 78.4% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 91 (54%) · **■** Other work 15 (9%) · **■** Marginal 61 (37%)

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

- Nal263 people
- Dhar260 people
- Neori260 people
- Shila Gahrol260 people
- Karaili258 people
- Khanar258 people
- Kareli257 people
- Dohan255 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gowahi?171201
- How far is Gowahi from Shimla?41 km by road
- What is the population of Gowahi?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowahi in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gowahi?81.8% (Census 2011)