# Gehlu Village, Ramshahr, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ramshahr, Solan 

# Gehlu

Gehlu is a village in Ramshahr sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174102**. The 2011 Census counted **106 people in 18 households**, the 119th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 106people (2011)
- 18households
- 74.4%literacy
- 174102PIN code

## Gehlu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gehlu is 174102.** Gehlu falls in Ramshahr sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174102
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020622

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

## How far is Gehlu from nearby towns?

- Ramshahr (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)85 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)25 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 Gehlu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gehlu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rampur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 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 Gehlu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 16% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gehlu

Of every 100 households in Gehlu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gehlu · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**41%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****53%**

**81%

Television ****88%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Gehlu?

■ Gehlu · ■ Ramshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**915

Working population ****53.8%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (70%) · **■** Other work 16 (28%) · **■** 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 Ramshahr

- Jandu111 people
- Jablu110 people
- Simni110 people
- Holang109 people
- Paloha Kanaitan106 people
- Bithen102 people
- Changar101 people
- Tansog101 people

[All 241 villages in Ramshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/ramshahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gehlu?174102
- How far is Gehlu from Solan?85 km by road
- What is the population of Gehlu?106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gehlu in?Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gehlu?74.4% (Census 2011)