# Gaul Village, Solan, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Solan, Solan 

# Gaul

Gaul is a village in Solan sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **97 people in 20 households**, the 208th largest of 472 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 97people (2011)
- 20households
- 85.4%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Gaul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaul is 173209.** Gaul falls in Solan sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockSolan
- Census village code021943

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

## How far is Gaul from nearby towns?

- Solan (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)16 km by road
- Dagshai (nearest town)6 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 Gaul?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chewa
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharmpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Gaul known for?

The main crops are **tomato, maize and wheat**. About 19% of the 31 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 Gaul

Of every 100 households in Gaul in 2011, 95 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaul · ■ Solan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**20%

Tap water ****85%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**57%

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

**44%

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

**52%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****90%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**18%

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

**12%

None of these assets ****10%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**76%

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 Gaul?

■ Gaul · ■ Solan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**941

Working population ****34.0%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 75.0% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (88%) · **■** Other work 3 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Solan

- Dhar Banar98 people
- Lagasan Siharadi98 people
- Panshora98 people
- Rampur98 people
- Sandrol96 people
- Sanjara96 people
- Dahrol95 people
- Dawan Dhar95 people

[All 478 villages in Solan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaul?173209
- How far is Gaul from Solan?16 km by road
- What is the population of Gaul?97 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaul in?Solan district (Solan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaul?85.4% (Census 2011)