# Kachhaur Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Kachhaur

Kachhaur is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 31 households**, the 211th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 135people (2011)
- 31households
- 85.8%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Kachhaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kachhaur is 176029.** Kachhaur falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010356

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kachhaur from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)18 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 Kachhaur?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ranital
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ranital
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Kachhaur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 34% of the 42 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 Kachhaur

Of every 100 households in Kachhaur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kachhaur · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**34%

Tap water ****45%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****84%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kachhaur?

■ Kachhaur · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**890

Working population ****85.2%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 83% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (13%) · **■** Other work 21 (18%) · **■** Marginal 79 (69%)

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

- Choran141 people
- Chamnal140 people
- Harar140 people
- Jat Lahr135 people
- Dhayun133 people
- Narghota132 people
- Thehra132 people
- Padka131 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 Kachhaur?176029
- How far is Kachhaur from Dharmsala?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kachhaur?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachhaur in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kachhaur?85.8% (Census 2011)