# Garh Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/garh-010278/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Garh Garh is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177007**. The 2011 Census counted **1,317 people in 327 households**, the 8th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 1,317people (2011) - 327households - 88.7%literacy - 177007PIN code ## Garh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garh is 177007.** Garh falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177007 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010278 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garh from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)12 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 Garh? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Garh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Garh known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 21% of the 196 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 Garh Of every 100 households in Garh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Garh · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****86%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **34% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **69% Use banking services ****94%** **95% Television ****84%** **78% Mobile phone ****76%** **71% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****77%** **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 Garh? ■ Garh · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **890 Working population ****68.9%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 85.4% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 301 (33%) · **■** Marginal 551 (61%) 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 - Pragpur2,107 people - Ghiyori1,845 people - Guler1,688 people - Ludret1,410 people - Har1,241 people - Muhal1,241 people - Surajpur1,181 people - Gathutar1,167 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 Garh?177007 - How far is Garh from Dharmsala?66 km by road - What is the population of Garh?1,317 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garh in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Garh?88.7% (Census 2011)