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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Dhar

Dhar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176033**. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 48 households**, the 160th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 232people (2011)
- 48households
- 82.9%literacy
- 176033PIN code

## Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar is 176033.** Dhar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176033
- Community development blockNagrota Surian
- Census village code010184

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

## How far is Dhar from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)12 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 Dhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Haripur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Dhar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 10% of the 188 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 Dhar

Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**34%

Tap water ****74%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****62%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Dhar?

■ Dhar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**890

Working population ****57.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 78.7% for women. 50% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 27 (20%) · **■** Marginal 107 (80%)

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

- Sihoti Khurd242 people
- Gher239 people
- Bhati238 people
- Nandlu238 people
- Madhini232 people
- Dayolaru230 people
- Kandyala229 people
- Tripal Khas227 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 Dhar?176033
- How far is Dhar from Dharmsala?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar?82.9% (Census 2011)