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

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Ghewa

Ghewa is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **65 people in 15 households**, the 179th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 65people (2011)
- 15households
- 91.8%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Ghewa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghewa is 173217.** Ghewa falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022478

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

## How far is Ghewa from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)47 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)47 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 Ghewa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Ghewa known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 25% of the 24 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 Ghewa

Of every 100 households in Ghewa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghewa · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**18%

Tap water ****87%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****67%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**12%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Ghewa?

■ Ghewa · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**934

Working population ****36.9%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 66% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 8 (33%) · **■** Marginal 16 (67%)

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

- Badiaola69 people
- Rugra68 people
- Manjhari67 people
- Aljhu65 people
- Dunti64 people
- Shalani64 people
- Tikar64 people
- Mashru62 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghewa?173217
- How far is Ghewa from Solan?47 km by road
- What is the population of Ghewa?65 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghewa in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghewa?91.8% (Census 2011)