# Amb Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Amb

Amb is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177101**. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 36 households**, the 205th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 144people (2011)
- 36households
- 92.2%literacy
- 177101PIN code

## Amb PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amb is 177101.** Amb falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177101
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010407

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

## How far is Amb from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)56 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)11 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 Amb?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Amb; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sihoti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padehr
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Amb known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 38% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Amb

Of every 100 households in Amb in 2011, 100 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Amb · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

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

**66%

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

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****76%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Amb?

■ Amb · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**890

Working population ****52.1%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 88.2% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (12%) · **■** Other work 20 (27%) · **■** Marginal 44 (59%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Nalsuha167 people
- Khaleta159 people
- Amlehra151 people
- Kayari149 people
- Chanan Khurd143 people
- Choran141 people
- Chamnal140 people
- Harar140 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amb?177101
- How far is Amb from Dharmsala?56 km by road
- What is the population of Amb?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amb in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amb?92.2% (Census 2011)