# Gumbar Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/gumbar/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Gumbar Gumbar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177116**. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 148 households**, the 51st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 683people (2011) - 148households - 88.2%literacy - 177116PIN code ## Gumbar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gumbar is 177116.** Gumbar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177116 - Community development blockDera - Census village code010461 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gumbar from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)53 km by road - Jawalamukhi (nearest town)7 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 Gumbar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gumbar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jawalamukhi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawalamukhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Gumbar known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 44% of the 112 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 Gumbar Of every 100 households in Gumbar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Gumbar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****61%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **34% Tap water ****94%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **69% Use banking services ****96%** **95% Television ****86%** **78% Mobile phone ****83%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****27%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Gumbar? ■ Gumbar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **890 Working population ****67.1%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 82.9% for women. 67% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (28%) · **■** Marginal 324 (71%) 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 - Bhajnath689 people - Dhaliara687 people - Badhal Nichli686 people - Sukahr685 people - Samnoli681 people - Jin671 people - Dhaunta664 people - Thor Uparli656 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 Gumbar?177116 - How far is Gumbar from Dharmsala?53 km by road - What is the population of Gumbar?683 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gumbar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gumbar?88.2% (Census 2011)