Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Ban Chhabar

Ban Chhabar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176028. The 2011 Census counted 286 people in 73 households, the 140th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 286 people (2011)
- 73 households
- 84.0% literacy
- 176028 PIN code

## Ban Chhabar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ban Chhabar is 176028. Ban Chhabar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176028
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010210

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ban Chhabar from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 66 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ban Chhabar?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhatoli Phakorian
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Haripur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ban Chhabar known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 1% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ban Chhabar

Of every 100 households in Ban Chhabar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ban Chhabar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 30% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 34%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 90% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 69%
- Use banking services 82% 95%
- Television 74% 78%
- Mobile phone 59% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 8% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 19% 8%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ban Chhabar?

■ Ban Chhabar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.0% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1119 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 890
- Working population 50.7% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 78.0% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 27 (19%) · ■ Marginal 114 (79%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Ladana 304 people
- Narwari 300 people
- Bangoli Uparli 298 people
- Kaseti 291 people
- Naun 286 people
- Amloh 283 people
- Dhanotu 279 people
- Dhangar Khas 275 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ban Chhabar? 176028
- How far is Ban Chhabar from Dharmsala? 66 km by road
- What is the population of Ban Chhabar? 286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ban Chhabar in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ban Chhabar? 84.0% (Census 2011)

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