# Siota Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/siota/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Siota Siota is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177101**. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 105 households**, the 86th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 491people (2011) - 105households - 85.3%literacy - 177101PIN code ## Siota PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Siota is 177101.** Siota falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177101 - Community development blockDera - Census village code010423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siota from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)56 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)4 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 Siota? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Siota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhwla - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dera - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Siota known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 31% of the 117 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 Siota Of every 100 households in Siota in 2011, 99 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Siota · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****57%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **34% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **69% Use banking services ****99%** **95% Television ****80%** **78% Mobile phone ****64%** **71% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****18%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Siota? ■ Siota · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **890 Working population ****54.4%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 80.1% for women. 50% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 18 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (13%) · **■** Marginal 213 (80%) 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 - Paisa Khas510 people - Barwara509 people - Bhatehr Dom507 people - Kuhasan500 people - Bhageen486 people - Karol480 people - Dol472 people - Kundli Har471 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 Siota?177101 - How far is Siota from Dharmsala?56 km by road - What is the population of Siota?491 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siota in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Siota?85.3% (Census 2011)