Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Mehar Ban Mehar Ban is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177114. The 2011 Census counted 57 people in 14 households, the 271st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 57 people (2011) - 14 households - 88.7% literacy - 177114 PIN code ## Mehar Ban PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mehar Ban is 177114. Mehar Ban falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 177114 - Community development block Dera - Census village code 010385 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mehar Ban from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 48 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mehar Ban? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Mehar Ban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Barota - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Paisa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Mehar Ban known for? The main crops are wheat and maize. About 23% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mehar Ban Of every 100 households in Mehar Ban in 2011, 93 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mehar Ban · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 98% - Toilet within the home 50% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 34% - Tap water 43% 89% - Drinking water within premises 7% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 69% - Use banking services 100% 95% - Television 71% 78% - Mobile phone 86% 71% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 7% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 7% 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 Mehar Ban? ■ Mehar Ban · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.7% 87.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1192 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 890 - Working population 17.5% 55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 83.3% for women. 38% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 3 (30%) · ■ Marginal 7 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur - Chorar 63 people - Chatra 62 people - Kohli 62 people - Bheri 61 people - Bhallar 52 people - Dhavalu 45 people - Bhatrala 44 people - Dhar Panyali 42 people All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehar Ban? 177114 - How far is Mehar Ban from Dharmsala? 48 km by road - What is the population of Mehar Ban? 57 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehar Ban in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mehar Ban? 88.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/mehar-ban/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.