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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Raur

Raur is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 99 households**, the 93rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 465people (2011)
- 99households
- 87.3%literacy
- 176028PIN code

## Raur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176028
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010205

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

## How far is Raur from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)2 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 Raur?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Guler
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Raur known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 68% of the 40 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 Raur

Of every 100 households in Raur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raur · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**69%

Use banking services ****83%**

**95%

Television ****54%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Raur?

■ Raur · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676**

**890

Working population ****76.3%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 82.1% for women. 73% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 75 (21%) · **■** Marginal 280 (79%)

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

- Dol472 people
- Kundli Har471 people
- Swaru469 people
- Sakrialu468 people
- Phul Wara462 people
- Lag Badhna459 people
- Ban Khandi453 people
- Diyara445 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 Raur?176028
- How far is Raur from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Raur?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raur in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raur?87.3% (Census 2011)