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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Gareru

Gareru is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 31 households**, the 217th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 129people (2011)
- 31households
- 87.3%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Gareru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gareru is 176029.** Gareru falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010339

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

## How far is Gareru from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)22 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 Gareru?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gareru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kahkar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ranital
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Gareru known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 33% of the 80 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 Gareru

Of every 100 households in Gareru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gareru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****94%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Gareru?

■ Gareru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1434**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**890

Working population ****62.0%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 84.5% for women. 57% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 15 (19%) · **■** Marginal 65 (81%)

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

- Narghota132 people
- Thehra132 people
- Padka131 people
- Chamar Lahri130 people
- Lachhu128 people
- Rahon127 people
- Chohar126 people
- Thamba126 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 Gareru?176029
- How far is Gareru from Dharmsala?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gareru?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gareru in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gareru?87.3% (Census 2011)