# Garkhal Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/garkhal/ Village · Kasauli, Solan # Garkhal Garkhal is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 316 households**, the 8th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 1,245people (2011) - 316households - 92.7%literacy - 173204PIN code ## Garkhal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garkhal is 173204.** Garkhal falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173204 - Community development blockDharampur - Census village code021569 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garkhal from nearby towns? - Kasauli (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Solan (district HQ)25 km by road - Kasauli (nearest town)3 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 Garkhal? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Garkhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kasauli - ○Degree college10+ km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garkhal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Garkhal known for? The main crops are **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 12% of the 94 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 Garkhal Of every 100 households in Garkhal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Garkhal · ■ Kasauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****92%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **22% Tap water ****96%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%** **42% Use banking services ****91%** **82% Television ****92%** **75% Mobile phone ****90%** **77% Computer with internet ****7%** **3% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **10% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****55%** **60% 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 Garkhal? ■ Garkhal · ■ Kasauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **826 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **907 Working population ****35.5%** **47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.9% for men and 89.3% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 404 (91%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%) 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 Kasauli - Mohal Ambota2,045 people - Dharampur1,732 people - Gahi1,384 people - Mohal Guman1,362 people - Dangayar1,207 people - Mahal Tiro1,029 people - Kamli Gaon942 people - Siharri Chamaran785 people [All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garkhal?173204 - How far is Garkhal from Solan?25 km by road - What is the population of Garkhal?1,245 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garkhal in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Garkhal?92.7% (Census 2011)