# Gholowal Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Gholowal

Gholowal is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **420 people in 84 households**, the 80th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 420people (2011)
- 84households
- 78.4%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Gholowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gholowal is 174101.** Gholowal falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020782

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

## How far is Gholowal from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)135 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)17 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 Gholowal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vghari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gholowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and mustard**. About 77% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Gholowal

Of every 100 households in Gholowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gholowal · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**51%

Tap water ****95%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**66%

Use banking services ****74%**

**82%

Television ****76%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**11%

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

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**84%

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 Gholowal?

■ Gholowal · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**885

Working population ****68.6%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 68.5% for women. 66% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 159 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 101 (35%)

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 Nalagarh

- Khanoa456 people
- Dher Majra454 people
- Katiraru Majra435 people
- Thanthewal435 people
- Goela419 people
- Panoh416 people
- Basowal Sultani408 people
- Jhiran408 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gholowal?174101
- How far is Gholowal from Solan?135 km by road
- What is the population of Gholowal?420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gholowal in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gholowal?78.4% (Census 2011)