Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Behi Ghamlehar

Behi Ghamlehar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177113. The 2011 Census counted 551 people in 115 households, the 74th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 551 people (2011)
- 115 households
- 85.5% literacy
- 177113 PIN code

## Behi Ghamlehar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Behi Ghamlehar is 177113. Behi Ghamlehar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177113
- Community development block Pragpur
- Census village code 010215

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

## How far is Behi Ghamlehar from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Behi Ghamlehar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Behi Ghamlehar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Behi Ghamlehar known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 49% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Behi Ghamlehar

Of every 100 households in Behi Ghamlehar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Behi Ghamlehar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 84% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 34%
- Tap water 95% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 69%
- Use banking services 99% 95%
- Television 72% 78%
- Mobile phone 71% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 19% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 5%
- None of these assets 13% 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 Behi Ghamlehar?

■ Behi Ghamlehar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1111 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 890
- Working population 74.2% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 70% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (5%) · ■ Other work 92 (22%) · ■ Marginal 295 (72%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Bang Bhanyal 590 people
- Thathar 580 people
- Panyamal 572 people
- Dangra 563 people
- Jalakh 550 people
- Behar 546 people
- Marhere 530 people
- Mandheli 528 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Behi Ghamlehar? 177113
- How far is Behi Ghamlehar from Dharmsala? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Behi Ghamlehar? 551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behi Ghamlehar in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behi Ghamlehar? 85.5% (Census 2011)

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