Village · Shalai, Sirmaur
# Gangtoli

Gangtoli is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 371 people in 50 households, the 26th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 371 people (2011)
- 50 households
- 69.6% literacy
- 173027 PIN code

## Gangtoli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gangtoli is 173027. Gangtoli falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173027
- Community development block Shillai
- Census village code 023441

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

## How far is Gangtoli from nearby towns?
- Shalai (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 105 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 59 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gangtoli?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gangtoli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shalai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shalai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shalai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Gangtoli known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 17% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gangtoli

Of every 100 households in Gangtoli in 2011, 94 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangtoli · ■ Shalai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 86%
- Toilet within the home 46% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 54% 59%
- Tap water 92% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90%
- Use banking services 75% 80%
- Television 33% 41%
- Mobile phone 92% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 6% 17%
- Own their home 100% 93%

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

## What is the population of Gangtoli?

■ Gangtoli · ■ Shalai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.6% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 590 957
- Working population 44.5% 58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 65.6% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (27%) · ■ Other work 33 (20%) · ■ Marginal 87 (53%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shalai
- Nawna Bhatwar 447 people
- Kiyana 429 people
- Bagna 412 people
- Bobri 381 people
- Pab 266 people
- Juwan 210 people

All 28 villages in Shalai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gangtoli? 173027
- How far is Gangtoli from Nahan? 105 km by road
- What is the population of Gangtoli? 371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangtoli in? Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangtoli? 69.6% (Census 2011)

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