# Dhawala Khas Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/dhawala-khas/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Dhawala Khas Dhawala Khas is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177101**. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 169 households**, the 36th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 765people (2011) - 169households - 86.8%literacy - 177101PIN code ## Dhawala Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhawala Khas is 177101.** Dhawala Khas falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177101 - Community development blockDera - Census village code010427 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhawala Khas from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)58 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)4 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 Dhawala Khas? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawala Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dera - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Dhawala Khas known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 38% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dhawala Khas Of every 100 households in Dhawala Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhawala Khas · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****57%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **34% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **69% Use banking services ****99%** **95% Television ****78%** **78% Mobile phone ****85%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****23%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Dhawala Khas? ■ Dhawala Khas · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **890 Working population ****60.9%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 80.9% for women. 57% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 163 (35%) · **■** Marginal 299 (64%) 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 - Uparla Bhadu818 people - Kanol797 people - Bhalwal Uparla791 people - Beh765 people - Balyana761 people - Rainta737 people - Kariara730 people - Karoha Kalan725 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 Dhawala Khas?177101 - How far is Dhawala Khas from Dharmsala?58 km by road - What is the population of Dhawala Khas?765 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhawala Khas in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhawala Khas?86.8% (Census 2011)