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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Paleta

Paleta is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177114**. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 26 households**, the 249th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 92people (2011)
- 26households
- 84.8%literacy
- 177114PIN code

## Paleta PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177114
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010390

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

## How far is Paleta from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)49 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)8 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 Paleta?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Paleta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankhadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Paleta known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 25% of the 67 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 Paleta

Of every 100 households in Paleta in 2011, 81 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paleta · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**34%

Tap water ****85%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**59%

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

**30%

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

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****85%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Paleta?

■ Paleta · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**890

Working population ****21.7%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 77.5% for women. 35% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (10%) · **■** Other work 10 (50%) · **■** Marginal 8 (40%)

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

- Karoh95 people
- Padehr95 people
- Paur95 people
- Dohag Khas94 people
- Kohla89 people
- Kalar Khurd88 people
- Dab Lahar87 people
- Bagrot86 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 Paleta?177114
- How far is Paleta from Dharmsala?49 km by road
- What is the population of Paleta?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paleta in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paleta?84.8% (Census 2011)