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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Bhajnath

Bhajnath is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177111**. The 2011 Census counted **689 people in 159 households**, the 47th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 689people (2011)
- 159households
- 93.3%literacy
- 177111PIN code

## Bhajnath PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhajnath is 177111.** Bhajnath falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177111
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010280

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

## How far is Bhajnath from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 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 Bhajnath?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Bhajnath known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 30% of the 152 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 Bhajnath

Of every 100 households in Bhajnath in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Bhajnath · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**69%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Bhajnath?

■ Bhajnath · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**890

Working population ****47.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 89.4% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (39%) · **■** Marginal 146 (45%)

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

- Sanot708 people
- Lahru703 people
- Dohag699 people
- Jakhuni692 people
- Dhaliara687 people
- Badhal Nichli686 people
- Sukahr685 people
- Gumbar683 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 Bhajnath?177111
- How far is Bhajnath from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bhajnath?689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhajnath in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhajnath?93.3% (Census 2011)
