# Nangal Chowk Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/nangal-chowk/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Nangal Chowk Nangal Chowk is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **2,129 people in 468 households**, the 2nd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 2,129people (2011) - 468households - 84.0%literacy - 176028PIN code ## Nangal Chowk PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nangal Chowk is 176028.** Nangal Chowk falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176028 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nangal Chowk from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)22 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 Nangal Chowk? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Nangal Chowk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jambal - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Nangal Chowk known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 45% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nangal Chowk Of every 100 households in Nangal Chowk in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nangal Chowk · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****81%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **34% Tap water ****97%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **69% Use banking services ****99%** **95% Television ****76%** **78% Mobile phone ****75%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Nangal Chowk? ■ Nangal Chowk · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **890 Working population ****67.0%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 80.2% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,050 (74%) 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 - Hari Pur2,584 people - Nandpur2,114 people - Pragpur2,107 people - Ghiyori1,845 people - Guler1,688 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 Nangal Chowk?176028 - How far is Nangal Chowk from Dharmsala?65 km by road - What is the population of Nangal Chowk?2,129 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nangal Chowk in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nangal Chowk?84.0% (Census 2011)