# Gosan Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Gosan

Gosan is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173204**. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 40 households**, the 62nd largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 212people (2011)
- 40households
- 83.2%literacy
- 173204PIN code

## Gosan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gosan is 173204.** Gosan falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173204
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021568

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

## How far is Gosan from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)26 km by road
- Kasauli (nearest town)4 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 Gosan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gosan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gosan known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 27% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gosan

Of every 100 households in Gosan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gosan · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**42%

Use banking services ****80%**

**82%

Television ****93%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gosan?

■ Gosan · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**907

Working population ****29.7%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 78.6% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 59 (94%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Chabal223 people
- Shogi221 people
- Chhahar219 people
- Kot Khas219 people
- Jandauri210 people
- Mando Matkanda210 people
- Takrota209 people
- Khajret205 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gosan?173204
- How far is Gosan from Solan?26 km by road
- What is the population of Gosan?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosan in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gosan?83.2% (Census 2011)