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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Beh

Beh is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177103**. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 177 households**, the 35th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 765people (2011)
- 177households
- 84.9%literacy
- 177103PIN code

## Beh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Beh is 177103.** Beh falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177103
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010237

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

## How far is Beh from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (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 Beh?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Beh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Beh known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 32% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Beh

Of every 100 households in Beh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Beh · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**34%

Tap water ****97%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**69%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****68%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Beh?

■ Beh · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**890

Working population ****60.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 79.7% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 84 (18%) · **■** Marginal 356 (77%)

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

- Badhal Uparli862 people
- Uparla Bhadu818 people
- Kanol797 people
- Bhalwal Uparla791 people
- Dhawala Khas765 people
- Balyana761 people
- Rainta737 people
- Kariara730 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 Beh?177103
- How far is Beh from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Beh?765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beh in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Beh?84.9% (Census 2011)