# Gulab Garh Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/gulab-garh/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Gulab Garh Gulab Garh is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173020**. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 162 households**, the 63rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 888people (2011) - 162households - 75.6%literacy - 173020PIN code ## Gulab Garh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gulab Garh is 173020.** Gulab Garh falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173020 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023298 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gulab Garh from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)39 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)11 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 Gulab Garh? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gulab Garh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamniwala - ○Degree college10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Gulab Garh known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 84% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Gulab Garh Of every 100 households in Gulab Garh in 2011, 93 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gulab Garh · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **96% Toilet within the home ****36%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **45% Tap water ****48%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **63% Use banking services ****44%** **76% Television ****56%** **63% Mobile phone ****56%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****14%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **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 Gulab Garh? ■ Gulab Garh · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **928 Working population ****38.6%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 65.9% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 205 (60%) · **■** Marginal 71 (21%) 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 Paonta Sahib - Fatehpur902 people - Kansar896 people - Bain Kuan889 people - Tauru889 people - Kishan Kot799 people - Akal Garh780 people - Kanhu Wala773 people - Bhungarni762 people [All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gulab Garh?173020 - How far is Gulab Garh from Nahan?39 km by road - What is the population of Gulab Garh?888 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gulab Garh in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gulab Garh?75.6% (Census 2011)