Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Jin

Jin is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177101. The 2011 Census counted 671 people in 127 households, the 53rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 671 people (2011)
- 127 households
- 90.7% literacy
- 177101 PIN code

## Jin PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jin is 177101. Jin falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177101
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010430

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

## How far is Jin from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 6 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jin?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Jin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Jin known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 59% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jin

Of every 100 households in Jin in 2011, 100 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jin · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 28% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 34%
- Tap water 21% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 69%
- Use banking services 100% 95%
- Television 79% 78%
- Mobile phone 86% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 10% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 5%
- None of these assets 1% 8%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Jin?

■ Jin · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.7% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1259 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1268 890
- Working population 17.4% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 86.3% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 31 (26%) · ■ Marginal 86 (74%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Badhal Nichli 686 people
- Sukahr 685 people
- Gumbar 683 people
- Samnoli 681 people
- Dhaunta 664 people
- Thor Uparli 656 people
- Sham Nagar 653 people
- Chalali 637 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jin? 177101
- How far is Jin from Dharmsala? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Jin? 671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jin in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jin? 90.7% (Census 2011)

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