Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Paur

Paur is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177101. The 2011 Census counted 95 people in 25 households, the 247th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 95 people (2011)
- 25 households
- 94.4% literacy
- 177101 PIN code

## Paur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Paur is 177101. Paur falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177101
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010310

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Paur from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Paur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Paur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bongta
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bankhari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paur known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 33% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Paur

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

■ Paur · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 35% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 34%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 69%
- Use banking services 69% 95%
- Television 96% 78%
- Mobile phone 4% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 4% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 4% 8%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paur?

■ Paur · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.4% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 900 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 890
- Working population 62.1% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 88.1% for women. 58% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 5 (8%) · ■ Marginal 54 (92%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Gujrehra 99 people
- Amblahr 98 people
- Karoh 95 people
- Padehr 95 people
- Dohag Khas 94 people
- Paleta 92 people
- Kohla 89 people
- Kalar Khurd 88 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Paur? 177101
- How far is Paur from Dharmsala? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Paur? 95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paur in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paur? 94.4% (Census 2011)

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