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

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Gauhra

Gauhra is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173212**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 67 households**, the 20th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 329people (2011)
- 67households
- 86.8%literacy
- 173212PIN code

## Gauhra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gauhra is 173212.** Gauhra falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173212
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022499

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

## How far is Gauhra from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)25 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 Gauhra?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Gauhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn 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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gauhra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 17% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gauhra

Of every 100 households in Gauhra in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Gauhra · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**18%

Tap water ****97%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**63%

Use banking services ****93%**

**93%

Television ****87%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**13%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Gauhra?

■ Gauhra · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**917

Working population ****55.6%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 52% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (13%) · **■** Other work 40 (22%) · **■** Marginal 77 (42%)

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

- Chhaosha417 people
- Dawanti408 people
- Kurgal401 people
- Kohari362 people
- Majhol327 people
- Tundal320 people
- Thana Badhol315 people
- Deon309 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gauhra?173212
- How far is Gauhra from Solan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gauhra?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauhra in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gauhra?86.8% (Census 2011)
