# Bihan Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/bihan/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Bihan Bihan is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177103**. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 223 households**, the 22nd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 998people (2011) - 223households - 88.1%literacy - 177103PIN code ## Bihan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bihan is 177103.** Bihan falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177103 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010234 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bihan from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)67 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)12 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 Bihan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bihan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhaliyara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 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 Bihan known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 23% of the 361 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 Bihan Of every 100 households in Bihan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bihan · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****72%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **34% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **69% Use banking services ****90%** **95% Television ****72%** **78% Mobile phone ****70%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Bihan? ■ Bihan · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **890 Working population ****46.9%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 83.1% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (33%) · **■** Marginal 255 (54%) 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 - Moien1,046 people - Bangoli Nichli1,041 people - Ram Nagar1,005 people - Nangal999 people - Chaplah977 people - Jhaklehr970 people - Umar963 people - Saunt950 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 Bihan?177103 - How far is Bihan from Dharmsala?67 km by road - What is the population of Bihan?998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bihan in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bihan?88.1% (Census 2011)