Village · Renuka, Sirmaur # Gajwa Gajwa is a village in Renuka sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173023. The 2011 Census counted 249 people in 31 households, the 60th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 249 people (2011) - 31 households - 68.3% literacy - 173023 PIN code ## Gajwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gajwa is 173023. Gajwa falls in Renuka sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173023 - Community development block Sangrah - Census village code 022990 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gajwa from nearby towns? - Sangrah (sub-district HQ) 37 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 99 km by road - Nahan (nearest town) 99 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gajwa? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Gajwa; 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 - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shaman - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sangerh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kalamb - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Gajwa known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and potato. About 8% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gajwa Of every 100 households in Gajwa in 2011, 81 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Gajwa · ■ Renuka rural average - Electricity for lighting 81% 83% - Toilet within the home 61% 55% - No toilet (open defecation) 39% 42% - Tap water 94% 76% - Drinking water within premises 29% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91% - Use banking services 39% 85% - Television 23% 35% - Mobile phone 81% 67% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 3% - Car / jeep / van 6% 3% - None of these assets 19% 22% - Own their home 97% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gajwa? ■ Gajwa · ■ Renuka rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.3% 72.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1158 974 - Working population 46.6% 59.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 95 (82%) · ■ Household industry 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 13 (11%) · ■ Marginal 4 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Renuka - Arat 322 people - Lana Mashur 295 people - Kakog 283 people - Shilahan 251 people - Mahthu 238 people - Dada Khalor 237 people - Lohara Tikri 228 people - Ghalja 216 people All 74 villages in Renuka ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gajwa? 173023 - How far is Gajwa from Nahan? 99 km by road - What is the population of Gajwa? 249 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gajwa in? Sirmaur district (Renuka sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gajwa? 68.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/renuka/gajwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.