Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Dhajhag

Dhajhag is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177107. The 2011 Census counted 443 people in 99 households, the 99th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 443 people (2011)
- 99 households
- 91.1% literacy
- 177107 PIN code

## Dhajhag PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhajhag is 177107. Dhajhag falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177107
- Community development block Pragpur
- Census village code 010281

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

## How far is Dhajhag from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 63 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 9 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dhajhag?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhajhag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bhajnath
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pragpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Har
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 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
- 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 Dhajhag known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 48% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhajhag

Of every 100 households in Dhajhag in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhajhag · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 98% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 34%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 69%
- Use banking services 100% 95%
- Television 80% 78%
- Mobile phone 89% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 22% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 5%
- None of these assets 5% 8%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Dhajhag?

■ Dhajhag · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 91.1% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1100 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1227 890
- Working population 41.1% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 86.8% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 80 (44%) · ■ Other work 30 (16%) · ■ Marginal 11 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Lag Badhna 459 people
- Ban Khandi 453 people
- Diyara 445 people
- Gopipur 444 people
- Kular 443 people
- Churan 439 people
- Karoha Khurd 423 people
- Buni Gujran 421 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhajhag? 177107
- How far is Dhajhag from Dharmsala? 63 km by road
- What is the population of Dhajhag? 443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhajhag in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhajhag? 91.1% (Census 2011)

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