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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Dhaunta

Dhaunta is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177103**. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 160 households**, the 54th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 664people (2011)
- 160households
- 86.5%literacy
- 177103PIN code

## Dhaunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhaunta is 177103.** Dhaunta falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177103
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010239

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

## How far is Dhaunta from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)26 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 Dhaunta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhaunta; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bedal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Dhaunta known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 35% of the 226 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 Dhaunta

Of every 100 households in Dhaunta in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhaunta · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**34%

Tap water ****99%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**69%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****67%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhaunta?

■ Dhaunta · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**890

Working population ****83.6%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 80.2% for women. 83% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 47 (8%) · **■** Other work 131 (24%) · **■** Marginal 377 (68%)

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

- Sukahr685 people
- Gumbar683 people
- Samnoli681 people
- Jin671 people
- Thor Uparli656 people
- Sham Nagar653 people
- Chalali637 people
- Lahalpur632 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 Dhaunta?177103
- How far is Dhaunta from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Dhaunta?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaunta in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaunta?86.5% (Census 2011)