# Gahar Village, Arki, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Gahar

Gahar is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173208**. The 2011 Census counted **28 people in 7 households**, the 262nd largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 28people (2011)
- 7households
- 88.5%literacy
- 173208PIN code

## Gahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahar is 173208.** Gahar falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173208
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020070

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

## How far is Gahar from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)60 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)4 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 Gahar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kotli
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arki
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arki
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 and untreated 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 Gahar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 20% of the 10 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gahar

Of every 100 households in Gahar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahar · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

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

**21%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****100%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Gahar?

■ Gahar · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1333**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****71.4%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 83% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (45%) · **■** Other work 6 (30%) · **■** Marginal 5 (25%)

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 Arki

- Panjal32 people
- Phanwan Kanaitan31 people
- Kharakiyali30 people
- Por Uperli29 people
- Thangar28 people
- Dochi27 people
- Ghial Khech27 people
- Sarman27 people

[All 325 villages in Arki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahar?173208
- How far is Gahar from Solan?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gahar?28 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahar in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahar?88.5% (Census 2011)