Village · Nahan, Sirmaur # Gaunt Gaunt is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 137 people in 26 households, the 105th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 137 people (2011) - 26 households - 88.2% literacy - 173001 PIN code ## Gaunt PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gaunt is 173001. Gaunt falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173001 - Community development block Nahan - Census village code 023104 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gaunt from nearby towns? - Nahan (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 23 km by road - Nahan (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gaunt? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Gaunt; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Banethi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Gaunt known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and pulse. About 16% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gaunt Of every 100 households in Gaunt in 2011, 100 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gaunt · ■ Nahan rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 42% 64% - No toilet (open defecation) 27% 36% - Tap water 100% 84% - Drinking water within premises 4% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 65% - Use banking services 100% 81% - Television 58% 62% - Mobile phone 77% 69% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 19% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 15% 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 Gaunt? ■ Gaunt · ■ Nahan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.2% 80.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 929 902 - Working population 74.5% 45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 83.3% for women. 74% of men and 75% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 50 (49%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (8%) · ■ Marginal 43 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nahan - Saroga Tikkar 145 people - Agriwala 144 people - Rampur Pandhol 140 people - Dhirath 138 people - Dadhog 135 people - Chamba Shil 131 people - Paploh 131 people - Main Dhar 129 people All 137 villages in Nahan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaunt? 173001 - How far is Gaunt from Nahan? 23 km by road - What is the population of Gaunt? 137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaunt in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gaunt? 88.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/gaunt/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.