Village · Nahan, Sirmaur
# Gara Bhudi

Gara Bhudi is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 417 people in 73 households, the 40th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 417 people (2011)
- 73 households
- 83.6% literacy
- 173001 PIN code

## Gara Bhudi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gara Bhudi is 173001. Gara Bhudi falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173001
- Community development block Nahan
- Census village code 023229

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

## How far is Gara Bhudi from nearby towns?
- Nahan (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gara Bhudi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gara Bhudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 under 5 km · Shambhu Wala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gara Bhudi known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 76% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gara Bhudi

Of every 100 households in Gara Bhudi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gara Bhudi · ■ Nahan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 87% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 13% 36%
- Tap water 96% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 84% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 65%
- Use banking services 100% 81%
- Television 75% 62%
- Mobile phone 89% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 45% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 12% 6%
- None of these assets 1% 13%
- Own their home 100% 89%

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

## What is the population of Gara Bhudi?

■ Gara Bhudi · ■ Nahan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.6% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 902
- Working population 43.9% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 81.8% for women. 55% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 130 (71%) · ■ Other work 45 (25%) · ■ Marginal 8 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nahan
- Mandlahan 444 people
- Dewka Purla 443 people
- Johron 441 people
- Matar 438 people
- Simbal Wala 409 people
- Mirpur-Gurdwara 405 people
- Gurudwara Dhangwala 396 people
- Nalka 385 people

All 137 villages in Nahan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gara Bhudi? 173001
- How far is Gara Bhudi from Nahan? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Gara Bhudi? 417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gara Bhudi in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gara Bhudi? 83.6% (Census 2011)

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