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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/digan/

Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Digan

Digan is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177101**. The 2011 Census counted **82 people in 13 households**, the 255th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 82people (2011)
- 13households
- 79.5%literacy
- 177101PIN code

## Digan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Digan is 177101.** Digan falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177101
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010302

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

## How far is Digan from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)61 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)5 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 Digan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Digan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ladana
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Digan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 4% of the 178 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 Digan

Of every 100 households in Digan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Digan · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**34%

Tap water ****69%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**59%

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

**30%

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

**69%

Use banking services ****77%**

**95%

Television ****46%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Digan?

■ Digan · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**890

Working population ****52.4%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 71.4% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 3 (7%) · **■** Other work 13 (30%) · **■** Marginal 27 (63%)

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

- Kalar Khurd88 people
- Dab Lahar87 people
- Bagrot86 people
- Haveli83 people
- Mat81 people
- Tillu81 people
- Akhan Balli80 people
- Bagli Jhikli80 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 Digan?177101
- How far is Digan from Dharmsala?61 km by road
- What is the population of Digan?82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digan in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Digan?79.5% (Census 2011)