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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Mehndhru

Mehndhru is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176027**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 46 households**, the 172nd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 216people (2011)
- 46households
- 91.7%literacy
- 176027PIN code

## Mehndhru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehndhru is 176027.** Mehndhru falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176027
- Community development blockNagrota Surian
- Census village code010172

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

## How far is Mehndhru from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)27 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 Mehndhru?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Mehndhru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sakri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sakri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Mehndhru known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 15% of the 131 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 Mehndhru

Of every 100 households in Mehndhru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mehndhru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****92%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Mehndhru?

■ Mehndhru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**890

Working population ****19.0%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 90.0% for women. 30% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 24 (59%) · **■** Marginal 15 (37%)

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

- Jol219 people
- Tilla218 people
- Khavli217 people
- Ghameerpur216 people
- Sameli213 people
- Gahran210 people
- Bilpar209 people
- Chaunki Kalan205 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 Mehndhru?176027
- How far is Mehndhru from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mehndhru?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehndhru in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehndhru?91.7% (Census 2011)