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

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Gara

Gara is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 8 households**, the 194th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 53people (2011)
- 8households
- 89.4%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Gara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gara is 173215.** Gara falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022350

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

## How far is Gara from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)17 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 Gara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Malga
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dotha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Gara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 19% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Gara

Of every 100 households in Gara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gara · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**18%

Tap water ****88%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**12%

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

**13%

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

**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 Gara?

■ Gara · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****30.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 83.3% for women. 62% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 9 (56%) · **■** Other work 7 (44%)

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

- Hiwan Kalan57 people
- Kumharari55 people
- Laliana55 people
- Sona Khurd55 people
- Gandrori52 people
- Kaisu52 people
- Nain51 people
- Duh50 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gara?173215
- How far is Gara from Solan?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gara?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gara in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gara?89.4% (Census 2011)