# Swaru Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/swaru/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Swaru Swaru is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177101**. The 2011 Census counted **469 people in 111 households**, the 91st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 469people (2011) - 111households - 80.8%literacy - 177101PIN code ## Swaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Swaru is 177101.** Swaru falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177101 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010293 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Swaru from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)3 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 Swaru? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Swaru; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 - 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 Swaru known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 38% of the 81 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 Swaru Of every 100 households in Swaru in 2011, 99 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Swaru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****89%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **34% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%** **69% Use banking services ****97%** **95% Television ****88%** **78% Mobile phone ****84%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **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 Swaru? ■ Swaru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1223** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **890 Working population ****61.8%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 76.4% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 24 (8%) · **■** Other work 76 (26%) · **■** Marginal 181 (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 - Bhageen486 people - Karol480 people - Dol472 people - Kundli Har471 people - Sakrialu468 people - Raur465 people - Phul Wara462 people - Lag Badhna459 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 Swaru?177101 - How far is Swaru from Dharmsala?60 km by road - What is the population of Swaru?469 (Census 2011) - Which district is Swaru in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Swaru?80.8% (Census 2011)