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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Rahon

Rahon is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 27 households**, the 219th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 127people (2011)
- 27households
- 86.5%literacy
- 176028PIN code

## Rahon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176028
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010332

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

## How far is Rahon 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 Rahon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rahon; 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 school5–10 km · Ranital
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○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 station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Rahon known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 26% of the 48 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 Rahon

Of every 100 households in Rahon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rahon · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**34%

Tap water ****85%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****65%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**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 Rahon?

■ Rahon · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**890

Working population ****32.3%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 76.9% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 22 (54%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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

- Padka131 people
- Chamar Lahri130 people
- Gareru129 people
- Lachhu128 people
- Chohar126 people
- Thamba126 people
- Bhatala125 people
- Thath Lehr125 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 Rahon?176028
- How far is Rahon from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Rahon?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahon in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rahon?86.5% (Census 2011)