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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Gahran

Gahran is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177114**. The 2011 Census counted **210 people in 60 households**, the 174th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 210people (2011)
- 60households
- 89.7%literacy
- 177114PIN code

## Gahran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahran is 177114.** Gahran falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177114
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010367

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

## How far is Gahran from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)41 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)16 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 Gahran?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bane Di Hatti
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balu Galoa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 Gahran known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 20% of the 134 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 Gahran

Of every 100 households in Gahran in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gahran · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**34%

Tap water ****10%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**59%

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

**30%

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

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****73%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Gahran?

■ Gahran · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****71**

**890

Working population ****83.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 89.3% for women. 74% of men and 92% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (11%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 147 (84%)

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

- Khavli217 people
- Ghameerpur216 people
- Mehndhru216 people
- Sameli213 people
- Bilpar209 people
- Chaunki Kalan205 people
- Bhati200 people
- Gagehr199 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 Gahran?177114
- How far is Gahran from Dharmsala?41 km by road
- What is the population of Gahran?210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahran in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahran?89.7% (Census 2011)