# Gahar Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Gahar

Gahar is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173233**. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 8 households**, the 162nd largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 40people (2011)
- 8households
- 75.7%literacy
- 173233PIN code

## Gahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahar is 173233.** Gahar falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173233
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021364

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

## How far is Gahar from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)52 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)52 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 Gahar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Aura
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Gahar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 26% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Gahar

Of every 100 households in Gahar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahar · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**28%

Tap water ****12%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****62%**

**81%

Television ****88%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Gahar?

■ Gahar · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**977

Working population ****50.0%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 55.6% for women. 79% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (65%) · **■** Other work 3 (15%) · **■** Marginal 4 (20%)

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 Krishangarh

- Nichla Palech41 people
- Sanah41 people
- Thar41 people
- Dhab40 people
- Katal Brahmana40 people
- Panathari40 people
- Rauri39 people
- Shawali Bag38 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahar?173233
- How far is Gahar from Solan?52 km by road
- What is the population of Gahar?40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahar in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahar?75.7% (Census 2011)