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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Chelian

Chelian is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 66 households**, the 130th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 324people (2011)
- 66households
- 91.7%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Chelian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chelian is 176029.** Chelian falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010354

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

## How far is Chelian from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)17 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 Chelian?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chelian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ranital
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ranital
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chelian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 37% of the 76 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 Chelian

Of every 100 households in Chelian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chelian · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**34%

Tap water ****95%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**69%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chelian?

■ Chelian · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**890

Working population ****71.6%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 86.0% for women. 67% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (27%) · **■** Marginal 135 (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

- Dargeh345 people
- Katialu345 people
- Kuthar331 people
- Kalru Kalan325 people
- Garh313 people
- Pansal309 people
- Panol308 people
- Paloti307 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 Chelian?176029
- How far is Chelian from Dharmsala?36 km by road
- What is the population of Chelian?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chelian in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chelian?91.7% (Census 2011)