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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Bhilu

Bhilu is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 22 households**, the 260th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 80people (2011)
- 22households
- 88.5%literacy
- 176028PIN code

## Bhilu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhilu is 176028.** Bhilu falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176028
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010374

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

## How far is Bhilu from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)49 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 Bhilu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sher Lohara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bhilu known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 27% of the 40 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 Bhilu

Of every 100 households in Bhilu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhilu · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

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

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhilu?

■ Bhilu · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162**

**1067

Working population ****58.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 95.1% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (43%) · **■** Marginal 26 (55%)

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

- Mat81 people
- Tillu81 people
- Akhan Balli80 people
- Bagli Jhikli80 people
- Haor80 people
- Jamgarh77 people
- Chatra72 people
- Seer Brahmna72 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 Bhilu?176028
- How far is Bhilu from Dharmsala?49 km by road
- What is the population of Bhilu?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhilu in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhilu?88.5% (Census 2011)
