Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Lag Badhna Lag Badhna is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177103. The 2011 Census counted 459 people in 112 households, the 95th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 459 people (2011) - 112 households - 86.1% literacy - 177103 PIN code ## Lag Badhna PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lag Badhna is 177103. Lag Badhna falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 177103 - Community development block Pragpur - Census village code 010265 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lag Badhna from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 67 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lag Badhna? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Lag Badhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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 Lag Badhna known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 29% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lag Badhna Of every 100 households in Lag Badhna in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Lag Badhna · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 98% - Toilet within the home 70% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 30% 34% - Tap water 87% 89% - Drinking water within premises 52% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 69% - Use banking services 100% 95% - Television 80% 78% - Mobile phone 82% 71% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 11% 18% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 9% 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 Lag Badhna? ■ Lag Badhna · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.1% 87.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 890 - Working population 67.8% 55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 81.0% for women. 70% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (8%) · ■ Other work 96 (31%) · ■ Marginal 157 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur - Swaru 469 people - Sakrialu 468 people - Raur 465 people - Phul Wara 462 people - Ban Khandi 453 people - Diyara 445 people - Gopipur 444 people - Dhajhag 443 people All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lag Badhna? 177103 - How far is Lag Badhna from Dharmsala? 67 km by road - What is the population of Lag Badhna? 459 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lag Badhna in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lag Badhna? 86.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/lag-badhna/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.