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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/gahar-020213/

Village · Arki, Solan 

# Gahar

Gahar is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173208**. The 2011 Census counted **386 people in 85 households**, the 27th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 386people (2011)
- 85households
- 88.7%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 code020213

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)1 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)55 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)1 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Arki
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arki
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arki
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 30% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Gahar

Of every 100 households in Gahar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gahar · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**77%

Use banking services ****87%**

**80%

Television ****89%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**8%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****83%**

**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+) ****88.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**942

Working population ****50.3%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 84.0% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 80 (41%) · **■** Marginal 111 (57%)

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

- Up Mohal Kothi423 people
- Thauna416 people
- Dhyanpur408 people
- Ghadiach405 people
- Samlech370 people
- Badog Hanuman364 people
- Chandera354 people
- Sarli351 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?55 km by road
- What is the population of Gahar?386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahar in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahar?88.7% (Census 2011)