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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Chaplah

Chaplah is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177113**. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 207 households**, the 23rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 977people (2011)
- 207households
- 86.3%literacy
- 177113PIN code

## Chaplah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177113
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010218

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

## How far is Chaplah from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)81 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)19 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 Chaplah?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chaplah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●ATMIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Chaplah known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and maize**. About 37% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Chaplah

Of every 100 households in Chaplah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaplah · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****74%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chaplah?

■ Chaplah · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**890

Working population ****58.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 80.9% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 193 (34%) · **■** Marginal 374 (65%)

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

- Bangoli Nichli1,041 people
- Ram Nagar1,005 people
- Nangal999 people
- Bihan998 people
- Jhaklehr970 people
- Umar963 people
- Saunt950 people
- Bara904 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 Chaplah?177113
- How far is Chaplah from Dharmsala?81 km by road
- What is the population of Chaplah?977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaplah in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaplah?86.3% (Census 2011)
