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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Shantla

Shantla is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177116**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 48 households**, the 166th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 224people (2011)
- 48households
- 83.5%literacy
- 177116PIN code

## Shantla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shantla is 177116.** Shantla falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177116
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010450

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

## How far is Shantla from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)54 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)7 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 Shantla?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shantla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gumbar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 Shantla known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 36% of the 60 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 Shantla

Of every 100 households in Shantla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shantla · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

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

**66%

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

**34%

Tap water ****58%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**69%

Use banking services ****80%**

**95%

Television ****74%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Shantla?

■ Shantla · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**890

Working population ****59.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 77.9% for women. 50% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 22 (16%) · **■** Marginal 112 (84%)

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

- Dayolaru230 people
- Kandyala229 people
- Tripal Khas227 people
- Kalru224 people
- Balsun223 people
- Jol219 people
- Tilla218 people
- Khavli217 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 Shantla?177116
- How far is Shantla from Dharmsala?54 km by road
- What is the population of Shantla?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shantla in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shantla?83.5% (Census 2011)