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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Karoh

Karoh is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177114**. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 22 households**, the 245th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 95people (2011)
- 22households
- 86.4%literacy
- 177114PIN code

## Karoh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177114
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010376

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

## How far is Karoh from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)47 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)11 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 Karoh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bankhadi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sher Lohara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Karoh known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 25% of the 45 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 Karoh

Of every 100 households in Karoh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karoh · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**69%

Use banking services ****91%**

**95%

Television ****86%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Karoh?

■ Karoh · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1262**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**890

Working population ****10.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 81.6% for women. 21% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (90%) · **■** Marginal 1 (10%)

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

- Ghariyar101 people
- Dhanyari100 people
- Gujrehra99 people
- Amblahr98 people
- Padehr95 people
- Paur95 people
- Dohag Khas94 people
- Paleta92 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 Karoh?177114
- How far is Karoh from Dharmsala?47 km by road
- What is the population of Karoh?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karoh in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karoh?86.4% (Census 2011)