# Gundahan Village, Shalai, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/gundahan/ Village · Shalai, Sirmaur # Gundahan Gundahan is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173027**. The 2011 Census counted **3,828 people in 532 households**, the 2nd largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 3,828people (2011) - 532households - 64.3%literacy - 173027PIN code ## Gundahan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gundahan is 173027.** Gundahan falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173027 - Community development blockShillai - Census village code023432 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gundahan from nearby towns? - Shalai (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)112 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)67 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 Gundahan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Gundahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shalai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gundahan known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 9% of the 2,887 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Gundahan Of every 100 households in Gundahan in 2011, 59 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gundahan · ■ Shalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **86% Toilet within the home ****31%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **59% Tap water ****70%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****83%** **80% Television ****12%** **41% Mobile phone ****63%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****30%** **17% Own their home ****95%** **93% 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 Gundahan? ■ Gundahan · ■ Shalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **957 Working population ****52.7%** **58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 56.3% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,245 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (4%) · **■** Marginal 663 (33%) 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 Shalai - Shillai5,790 people - Kando Bhatnaul2,236 people - Milla Magnal2,102 people - Manal1,808 people - Ashyari1,730 people [All 28 villages in Shalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gundahan?173027 - How far is Gundahan from Nahan?112 km by road - What is the population of Gundahan?3,828 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gundahan in?Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gundahan?64.3% (Census 2011)