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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Chorar

Chorar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **63 people in 18 households**, the 267th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 63people (2011)
- 18households
- 79.7%literacy
- 176028PIN code

## Chorar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chorar is 176028.** Chorar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176028
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010319

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

## How far is Chorar from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 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 Chorar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chorar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kharian
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Chorar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 9% of the 65 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 Chorar

Of every 100 households in Chorar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chorar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Chorar?

■ Chorar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1739**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**890

Working population ****23.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 73.7% for women. 35% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 8 (53%) · **■** Other work 7 (47%)

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

- Chatra72 people
- Seer Brahmna72 people
- Darek Lahr69 people
- Ghan Ban68 people
- Chatra62 people
- Kohli62 people
- Bheri61 people
- Mehar Ban57 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 Chorar?176028
- How far is Chorar from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chorar?63 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chorar?79.7% (Census 2011)