# Nau Shehra Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Nau Shehra

Nau Shehra is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177114**. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 153 households**, the 59th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 632people (2011)
- 153households
- 86.7%literacy
- 177114PIN code

## Nau Shehra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nau Shehra is 177114.** Nau Shehra falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177114
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010384

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

## How far is Nau Shehra from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)11 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 Nau Shehra?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Nau Shehra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paisa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Nau Shehra known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 47% of the 140 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 Nau Shehra

Of every 100 households in Nau Shehra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nau Shehra · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**34%

Tap water ****17%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**69%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****74%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Nau Shehra?

■ Nau Shehra · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1194**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**890

Working population ****48.6%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 82.0% for women. 46% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (17%) · **■** Marginal 179 (58%)

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

- Thor Uparli656 people
- Sham Nagar653 people
- Chalali637 people
- Lahalpur632 people
- Maryari631 people
- Badoli630 people
- Bilaspur629 people
- Hatli626 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 Nau Shehra?177114
- How far is Nau Shehra from Dharmsala?42 km by road
- What is the population of Nau Shehra?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nau Shehra in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nau Shehra?86.7% (Census 2011)
