Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Kuhru Kuhru is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177101. The 2011 Census counted 177 people in 36 households, the 194th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 177 people (2011) - 36 households - 90.3% literacy - 177101 PIN code ## Kuhru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kuhru is 177101. Kuhru falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 177101 - Community development block Dera - Census village code 010426 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kuhru from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 62 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kuhru? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kuhru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sanot - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhwala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nehranpukhar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Kuhru known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 12% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kuhru Of every 100 households in Kuhru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kuhru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 76% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 24% 34% - Tap water 97% 89% - Drinking water within premises 91% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 69% - Use banking services 97% 95% - Television 91% 78% - Mobile phone 36% 71% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 24% 18% - Car / jeep / van 3% 5% - None of these assets 3% 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 Kuhru? ■ Kuhru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.3% 87.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 825 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 200 890 - Working population 56.5% 55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 84.6% for women. 42% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 29 (29%) · ■ Marginal 71 (71%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur - Haryal 181 people - Bhial 178 people - Bhaklehr 177 people - Dedo 177 people - Mehwa 174 people - Band 173 people - Miyol 173 people - Nalsuha Bharwarian 172 people All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuhru? 177101 - How far is Kuhru from Dharmsala? 62 km by road - What is the population of Kuhru? 177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuhru in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kuhru? 90.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/kuhru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.