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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Chanaur

Chanaur is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 273 households**, the 13th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 1,160people (2011)
- 273households
- 89.2%literacy
- 177113PIN code

## Chanaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chanaur is 177113.** Chanaur falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177113
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010222

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

## How far is Chanaur from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)18 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 Chanaur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Chanaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Chanaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and maize**. About 41% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chanaur

Of every 100 households in Chanaur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chanaur · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**69%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****80%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chanaur?

■ Chanaur · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**890

Working population ****50.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 84.7% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (32%) · **■** Marginal 339 (58%)

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

- Har1,241 people
- Muhal1,241 people
- Surajpur1,181 people
- Gathutar1,167 people
- Bhatoli Phakorian1,158 people
- Jambal1,125 people
- Bhalwal Nichla1,101 people
- Kariara Nichla1,058 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 Chanaur?177113
- How far is Chanaur from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Chanaur?1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanaur in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chanaur?89.2% (Census 2011)