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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Salehr

Salehr is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 75 households**, the 125th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 350people (2011)
- 75households
- 84.7%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Salehr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salehr is 176029.** Salehr falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010465

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

## How far is Salehr from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)46 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)10 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 Salehr?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Salehr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dohag
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Muhal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○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 marketunder 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 Salehr known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 40% of the 94 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 Salehr

Of every 100 households in Salehr in 2011, 99 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salehr · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**34%

Tap water ****74%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**69%

Use banking services ****96%**

**95%

Television ****77%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**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 Salehr?

■ Salehr · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**890

Working population ****68.9%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.1% for women. 70% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (20%) · **■** Marginal 149 (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

- Thana361 people
- Bihan Uparli360 people
- Sapru360 people
- Bahni351 people
- Dargeh345 people
- Katialu345 people
- Kuthar331 people
- Kalru Kalan325 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 Salehr?176029
- How far is Salehr from Dharmsala?46 km by road
- What is the population of Salehr?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salehr in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salehr?84.7% (Census 2011)