# Pong Dam Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Pong Dam

Pong Dam is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176033**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 24 households**, the 229th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 119people (2011)
- 24households
- 78.1%literacy
- 176033PIN code

## Pong Dam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pong Dam is 176033.** Pong Dam falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176033
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010199

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

## How far is Pong Dam from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)100 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)60 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 Pong Dam?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghameerpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nagrota Suria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Pong Dam known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pong Dam

Of every 100 households in Pong Dam in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pong Dam · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**34%

Tap water ****4%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**59%

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

**30%

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

**69%

Use banking services ****92%**

**95%

Television ****16%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****0%**

**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 Pong Dam?

■ Pong Dam · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**890

Working population ****68.1%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 72.3% for women. 68% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 31 (38%) · **■** Marginal 50 (62%)

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

- Chanauta Jhikla122 people
- Jakhuei122 people
- Bharyata121 people
- Maleta120 people
- Bari118 people
- Chanan Kalan118 people
- Othra118 people
- Bharyarli115 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 Pong Dam?176033
- How far is Pong Dam from Dharmsala?100 km by road
- What is the population of Pong Dam?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pong Dam in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pong Dam?78.1% (Census 2011)