# Gaihar Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Gaihar

Gaihar is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173234**. The 2011 Census counted **33 people in 9 households**, the 235th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 33people (2011)
- 9households
- 87.5%literacy
- 173234PIN code

## Gaihar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaihar is 173234.** Gaihar falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173234
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022342

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

## How far is Gaihar from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)12 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 Gaihar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gaihar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chhaosha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Gaihar known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and beans**. About 17% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Gaihar

Of every 100 households in Gaihar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaihar · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**80%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****78%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****11%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Gaihar?

■ Gaihar · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**934

Working population ****48.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 73.3% for women. 82% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (50%) · **■** Other work 4 (25%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Kandaghat

- Matimu35 people
- Chanor34 people
- Dharoti34 people
- Pairi34 people
- Dadhori32 people
- Dera32 people
- Chund31 people
- Reh Katal31 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaihar?173234
- How far is Gaihar from Solan?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gaihar?33 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaihar in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaihar?87.5% (Census 2011)