Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Dangra

Dangra is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177103. The 2011 Census counted 563 people in 114 households, the 73rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 563 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 86.2% literacy
- 177103 PIN code

## Dangra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dangra is 177103. Dangra falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177103
- Community development block Pragpur
- Census village code 010272

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dangra from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dangra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dangra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pragpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dangra known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 19% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dangra

Of every 100 households in Dangra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dangra · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 55% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 45% 34%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 68% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 69%
- Use banking services 94% 95%
- Television 82% 78%
- Mobile phone 75% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 18% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 5%
- None of these assets 8% 8%
- Own their home 97% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dangra?

■ Dangra · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.2% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1214 890
- Working population 41.0% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 79.1% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (11%) · ■ Household industry 6 (3%) · ■ Other work 70 (30%) · ■ Marginal 113 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Naleti 597 people
- Bang Bhanyal 590 people
- Thathar 580 people
- Panyamal 572 people
- Behi Ghamlehar 551 people
- Jalakh 550 people
- Behar 546 people
- Marhere 530 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dangra? 177103
- How far is Dangra from Dharmsala? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Dangra? 563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dangra in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dangra? 86.2% (Census 2011)

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