Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Harar

Harar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176028. The 2011 Census counted 140 people in 30 households, the 209th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 140 people (2011)
- 30 households
- 94.4% literacy
- 176028 PIN code

## Harar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Harar is 176028. Harar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176028
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010334

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Harar from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Harar?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ranital
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Harar known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 24% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Harar

Of every 100 households in Harar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 98%
- Toilet within the home 13% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 34%
- Tap water 87% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 69%
- Use banking services 100% 95%
- Television 45% 78%
- Mobile phone 55% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 3% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 23% 8%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Harar?

■ Harar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.4% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1059 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1667 890
- Working population 27.9% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 90.3% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (13%) · ■ Household industry 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 20 (51%) · ■ Marginal 13 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Amb 144 people
- Chanan Khurd 143 people
- Choran 141 people
- Chamnal 140 people
- Jat Lahr 135 people
- Kachhaur 135 people
- Dhayun 133 people
- Narghota 132 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Harar? 176028
- How far is Harar from Dharmsala? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Harar? 140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harar in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harar? 94.4% (Census 2011)

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