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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Sukahr

Sukahr is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177103**. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 162 households**, the 50th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 685people (2011)
- 162households
- 85.8%literacy
- 177103PIN code

## Sukahr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sukahr is 177103.** Sukahr falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177103
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010261

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

## How far is Sukahr from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)16 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 Sukahr?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Sukahr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bharwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Sukahr known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 21% of the 277 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 Sukahr

Of every 100 households in Sukahr in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sukahr · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**34%

Tap water ****94%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**59%

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

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**69%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****82%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sukahr?

■ Sukahr · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**890

Working population ****38.1%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 81.6% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (38%) · **■** Marginal 71 (27%)

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

- Jakhuni692 people
- Bhajnath689 people
- Dhaliara687 people
- Badhal Nichli686 people
- Gumbar683 people
- Samnoli681 people
- Jin671 people
- Dhaunta664 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 Sukahr?177103
- How far is Sukahr from Dharmsala?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sukahr?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukahr in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sukahr?85.8% (Census 2011)