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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Karol

Karol is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177107**. The 2011 Census counted **480 people in 118 households**, the 88th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 480people (2011)
- 118households
- 88.6%literacy
- 177107PIN code

## Karol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karol is 177107.** Karol falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177107
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010282

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

## How far is Karol from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)62 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)9 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 Karol?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Har
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Karol known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 30% of the 132 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 Karol

Of every 100 households in Karol in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karol · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**69%

Use banking services ****94%**

**95%

Television ****62%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****22%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karol?

■ Karol · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**890

Working population ****48.1%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 82.2% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (12%) · **■** Marginal 55 (24%)

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

- Bhatehr Dom507 people
- Kuhasan500 people
- Siota491 people
- Bhageen486 people
- Dol472 people
- Kundli Har471 people
- Swaru469 people
- Sakrialu468 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 Karol?177107
- How far is Karol from Dharmsala?62 km by road
- What is the population of Karol?480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karol in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karol?88.6% (Census 2011)