# Garh Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Garh

Garh is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177114**. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 67 households**, the 131st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 313people (2011)
- 67households
- 90.9%literacy
- 177114PIN code

## Garh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177114
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010369

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)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)10 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Garh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sherlohara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sherlohara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Garh known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 42% of the 47 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, 100 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Garh · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**34%

Tap water ****96%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****92%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****90.9%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**890

Working population ****52.1%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 84.7% for women. 47% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 34 (21%) · **■** Marginal 129 (79%)

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

- Katialu345 people
- Kuthar331 people
- Kalru Kalan325 people
- Chelian324 people
- Pansal309 people
- Panol308 people
- Paloti307 people
- Masot305 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?177114
- How far is Garh from Dharmsala?45 km by road
- What is the population of Garh?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garh in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garh?90.9% (Census 2011)