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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Chohar

Chohar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177101**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 28 households**, the 220th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 126people (2011)
- 28households
- 91.0%literacy
- 177101PIN code

## Chohar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chohar is 177101.** Chohar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177101
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010411

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

## How far is Chohar from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)53 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 Chohar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chohar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jakhuei
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padehr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Chohar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 44% of the 35 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 Chohar

Of every 100 households in Chohar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Chohar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**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 Chohar?

■ Chohar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****364**

**890

Working population ****50.0%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 86.9% for women. 44% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (37%) · **■** Other work 10 (16%) · **■** Marginal 24 (38%)

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

- Chamar Lahri130 people
- Gareru129 people
- Lachhu128 people
- Rahon127 people
- Thamba126 people
- Bhatala125 people
- Thath Lehr125 people
- Khanwara124 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 Chohar?177101
- How far is Chohar from Dharmsala?53 km by road
- What is the population of Chohar?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chohar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chohar?91.0% (Census 2011)