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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Padka

Padka is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 38 households**, the 215th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 131people (2011)
- 38households
- 91.6%literacy
- 176028PIN code

## Padka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Padka is 176028.** Padka falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176028
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010342

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

## How far is Padka from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)19 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 Padka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Padka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Seer Loharan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Padka known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 26% of the 66 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 Padka

Of every 100 households in Padka in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padka · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****73%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Padka?

■ Padka · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**890

Working population ****23.7%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 84.6% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (26%) · **■** Other work 14 (45%) · **■** Marginal 9 (29%)

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

- Kachhaur135 people
- Dhayun133 people
- Narghota132 people
- Thehra132 people
- Chamar Lahri130 people
- Gareru129 people
- Lachhu128 people
- Rahon127 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 Padka?176028
- How far is Padka from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Padka?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padka in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padka?91.6% (Census 2011)