# Gandal Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Gandal

Gandal is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **103 people in 15 households**, the 187th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 103people (2011)
- 15households
- 93.5%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Gandal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandal is 173024.** Gandal falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022852

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

## How far is Gandal from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)77 km by road
- Solan (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 Gandal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gandal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Gandal known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and potato**. About 12% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gandal

Of every 100 households in Gandal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gandal · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**22%

Tap water ****75%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****94%**

**90%

Television ****75%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gandal?

■ Gandal · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1512**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**918

Working population ****49.5%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 92.9% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 39 (76%) · **■** Other work 6 (12%) · **■** Marginal 6 (12%)

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 Pachhad

- Kamahan Banjan109 people
- Pajerli Madhesh106 people
- Habbi105 people
- Bhat Ka Gaon104 people
- Bariuri101 people
- Kangar Khopar100 people
- Chonpa Dharon99 people
- Jakani Solari97 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandal?173024
- How far is Gandal from Nahan?77 km by road
- What is the population of Gandal?103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandal in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandal?93.5% (Census 2011)