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

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Gurash

Gurash is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 14 households**, the 140th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 96people (2011)
- 14households
- 74.7%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Gurash PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022360

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

## How far is Gurash from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)15 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 Gurash?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gurash; 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 · Malga
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Delgi
- ○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 service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Gurash known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 13% of the 74 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 Gurash

Of every 100 households in Gurash in 2011, 93 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurash · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**18%

Tap water ****14%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****93%**

**93%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

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

**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 Gurash?

■ Gurash · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**917

Working population ****30.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 67.5% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 14 (48%) · **■** Other work 15 (52%)

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

- Dharoi98 people
- Suron98 people
- Hamani97 people
- Bashol96 people
- Kiartu96 people
- Chiama94 people
- Ghainti94 people
- Khinna94 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurash?173215
- How far is Gurash from Solan?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gurash?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurash in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gurash?74.7% (Census 2011)