Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Dhanotu Dhanotu is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176028. The 2011 Census counted 279 people in 72 households, the 143rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 279 people (2011) - 72 households - 82.3% literacy - 176028 PIN code ## Dhanotu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhanotu is 176028. Dhanotu falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176028 - Community development block Dera - Census village code 010335 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanotu from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 46 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanotu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanotu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ranital - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jawalamukhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Dhanotu known for? The main crops are wheat. About 30% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanotu Of every 100 households in Dhanotu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhanotu · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 42% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 58% 34% - Tap water 80% 89% - Drinking water within premises 75% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 69% - Use banking services 100% 95% - Television 62% 78% - Mobile phone 71% 71% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 8% 18% - Car / jeep / van 1% 5% - None of these assets 10% 8% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhanotu? ■ Dhanotu · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.3% 87.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1114 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 890 - Working population 26.9% 55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.9% for women. 42% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 38 (51%) · ■ Marginal 32 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur - Kaseti 291 people - Ban Chhabar 286 people - Naun 286 people - Amloh 283 people - Dhangar Khas 275 people - Thakur Dwara 275 people - Nagwal Lahr 266 people - Ban Tili 264 people All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanotu? 176028 - How far is Dhanotu from Dharmsala? 46 km by road - What is the population of Dhanotu? 279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanotu in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhanotu? 82.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/dhanotu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.